Deer musk worth Tk 1.7cr seized in Joypurhat

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have seized 85 deer musk worth about Tk 1.7crore from Chachra border in Panchbibi upazila of Joypurhat district.

Acting on a tip-off, the border guards raided the area on November 7 and seized the deer musk.

However, the smugglers managed to flee the scene, sensing the presence of the BGB men, said Lt Col Abdul Khabir Sarker, commander of BGB-3 Battalion, on Saturday.

BGB officials later handed over the musk to Customs officials at Hili land port yesterday.

Musk is a substance with a persistent odour, obtained from the gland of the male musk deer in its back/rectal area.

The substance has been extensively used as a perfume fixative, incense material, and medicine, since ancient times.

It is still one of the most expensive animal products in the world.