The coast guard has seized 28 kg of deer meat, eight legs, two heads and two hides in Koyra, Khulna.
The operation was carried out on Sunday morning (15 November) in the Sundarbans, in the area beside the Bajbaja and Jhapjhapi canals.
Lieutenant Commander Sabbir Alam Sujan, the coast guard’s media officer, said in a press release that, acting on a tip-off, Coast Guard Station Koyra carried out a special operation in the area around 6 am on Sunday. During the operation the team seized 28 kg of deer meat worth about Tk 78,000, along with eight legs, two heads and two deer hides.
The seized items have been handed over to the Bajbaja forest station for further legal action.
The media officer said the coast guard would keep up its operations against the killing and trafficking of wildlife.
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