Smuggled fruits seized

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized a truckload of smuggled fruits worth Tk 26 lakh from Amrakhali area here on Friday. Rafiqul Islam, commander of 26 BGB Battalion, said acting on secret information, a team raided the area at night and seized a truck. Later, the BGB men recovered huge watermelon, amalaki and capsicum from the vehicle, he said. However, the trucker and his helper fled the scene sensing the presence of the border guards, added Rafiqul.