smuggling

Smuggled imitation ornaments seized

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized huge quantity of Indian smuggled imitation ornaments from Sadipur border area under Benapole Police Station early Sunday.
‘Smuggler’ killed in Benapole ‘gunfight’

An alleged smuggler is killed in a “gunfight” between members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and smugglers in Daulatpur frontier in Benapole.
Diego caught smuggling cocaine

Former Colombia international Diego Osorio was arrested by authorities for carrying over a kilo of cocaine in his underwear.
26 yrs on the run to avoid 2 yrs jail

In order to avoid two years’ imprisonment, a Rajshahi man managed to escape the law enforcers successfully for 26 years before his luck struck out two days ago.
Gold bars found in man’s rectum

Six bars of gold are recovered in a man’s rectum at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
Terrorism thrives on smuggling: Muhith

Finance Minister AMA Muhith says terrorism is thriving on smuggling as there is a strong connection between the two offences.
Not much found in probe yet

Police are yet to arrest anyone for smuggling 250 gold bars recovered on Monday from a market in Chittagong.
Acid smuggling attempt at Jamuna Fertiliser Factory, man held

One person is detained for attempting to smuggle out three tonnes of sulphuric acid from Jamuna Fertiliser Factory (JFF) in Jamalpur.
Biman staff held over smuggled gold

Law enforcers arrest a staff of Biman Bangladesh Airlines in connection with last month’s seizure of 125 smuggled gold bars at Shahjalal airport in Dhaka.
N Korea diplomat expelled for rhino horn trade

A North Korean diplomat has been expelled from South Africa for illegal rhino horn trading, according to a spokesman for South Africa's Department of International Relations.
14.5kg gold seized at Dhaka airport, 4 held

Two women among 4 held at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport today with 14.5kg gold, worth around Tk 7 crore, concealed in their waist.
874 turtles recovered in Benapole

Border guards recover 874 turtles worth over Tk 2 crore from India-bordering Benapole area of Jessore’s Sharsha upazila.
Indian Rs 68 lakh seized at Ctg airport

Customs officials confiscate Indian currency worth over Rs 68 lakh at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong.
Recovery of 2.71cr Indian rupees at Ctg port: 6 held

Over 2.71 crore Indian rupees have been recovered from the container that was seized at Chittagong port yesterday.
3 held with 80 gold bars in Magura

Police arrest three people in a drive along with 80 gold bars worth Tk three crore at PTI intersection in the town.
3 held with gold, yaba at Kamalapur station

Police claim to have detained three people with five kilograms of gold and contraband yaba tablets from Dhaka’s railway station.
300 turtles seized in Savar

Law enforcers seize 300 turtles and detain four people on the Dhaka-Aricha highway at Savar on the outskirt of the capital.
British intel helped Bangladesh detect liquid cocaine smuggling

Recovery of huge quantity of liquid cocaine in Chittatong Port is a big success against international drug smuggling which has been possible due to sharing of information between intelligence agencies of Bangladesh and UK.
Govt deposits 1793.72kgs seized gold to BB

The government has deposited to the central bank 1793.72 kilogrammes (nearly two tonnes) of gold seized in last five years, Finance Minister AMA Muhith tells Parliament.
17 Cobras seized, smuggler jailed for 1yr

A mobile court seizes 17 Cobras in Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka and sentences a man to one year’s imprisonment for his attempt to smuggle those. The convict was also fined Tk 50,000, in default of which he will have to serve 2 months in jail.
3 held with 36 gold bars at Dhaka airport

Dhaka Customs House members detains three people with 36 gold bars and ornaments, weighing 3.9 kg, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
Central Africa's diamonds come at high price in blood and sweat

Barefoot, with sweat pouring down their naked chests, 50 men slave in the depths of the Central African forest digging for diamonds in a sandy pit half the size of a football pitch.
HC questions govt failure to stop fake drugs

High Court issues rule questioning legality of the government’s inaction to control smuggled drugs and production of counterfeit medicine.
Libya bans Bangladeshi workers

Libya's official government bans Bangladeshi workers from entering the country because many try to travel to Europe by boat illegally, a government spokesman says.
5 lakh yaba tablets seized at Ctg port

The members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seize around five lakh yaba tablets from a fishing boat at the outer anchorage of Chittagong Port.
Ivory Coast boy smuggled to Spain inside suitcase

An eight-year-old boy has been smuggled to Spain from Morocco inside a suitcase, Spanish police say.
Indonesia executes eight prisoners for drugs offences

Eight convicted drug smugglers have been executed by firing squad in Indonesia.
113 tortoises rescued at Dhaka airport

Authorities has recovered 113 tortoises from two Indian nationals at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
Gold ingot seized in Argentina

The Argentine authorities say they have arrested two Paraguayan men who tried to cross the border with a 19th Century gold ingot worth more than $2m.
Biman employee held over gold smuggling

Customs Intelligence arrested an employee of Biman Bangladesh Airlines in connection with a gold smuggling case.