Coast Guard seized 15,000- kg of duty-evaded red sugar in Hatiya
Hatiya (Noakhali) Correspondent
The Bangladesh Coast Guard seized 15,000 kilograms of smuggled red sugar worth approximately Tk 24 lakh along with a landing craft during a drive in Hatiya upazila of Noakhali district.
Lieutenant Commander Sabbir Alam Sujon, Media Officer of the Coast Guard said this in a press statement on Monday evening.
Acting on a tip-off, a specialized team from Coast Guard Station Hatiya conducted an operation near the Tangki Canal area of Hatiya at around 1:00 pm on Monday. During the raid, officers searched a suspicious steel-bodied landing craft and recovered the tax-evaded red sugar consignment.
Senseing the presence of law enforcement personnel, the smugglers fled the scene; consequently, no arrests were made during the drive.
The process of taking further legal action regarding the seized sugar and the landing craft is currently underway.
The Coast Guard will maintain strict vigilance and continue such operations to curb smuggling along maritime and coastal routes, the press release added.
