Smuggled tea seized

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled Indian tea from Boroachra border under Benapole Port Police Station yesterday. Acting on a tip-off, a team of the border guards raided the area around 6:00am and recovered 1.5 tonnes of Indian tea worth around Tk 9 lakh, foiling a smuggling bid through the border by a gang, said Lt Col Jahangir Hossain, commanding officer of BGB 26 Battalion. The smugglers, however, managed to flee the spot, sensing the presence of the law enforcers, the CO added. The seized tea was later deposited to Benapole Customs House.