The coast guard has seized nine and a half thousand litres of palm oil brought into Hatiya in Noakhali illegally, without paying customs duty.
Lieutenant Commander Sabbir Alam Sujon, media officer of the Bangladesh Coast Guard, gave the information on Sunday afternoon (October 25).
In a press release, he said BCG Station Hatiya carried out a special drive at about 6:30am on Sunday in an area next to Nalchira Ghat under Hatiya police station, acting on a tip-off. During the drive, 9,500 litres of illegal, unrefined palm oil, brought in without paying duty to be sold on the market, was seized. Its estimated value is about Tk 15,67,500.
A wooden boat used for the smuggling was also seized. No one could be detained, as the smugglers fled when they sensed the coast guard’s presence.
Lieutenant Commander Sabbir Alam Sujon, media officer of the BCG’s southern zone, said the process of taking legal action over the seized palm oil and boat was under way.
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