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Deer hides seized in Barguna

23 May 2009, 18:00 PM

NATIONAL

Our Correspondent, Patuakhali

Law enforcers recover dear hides from traffickers at Dakhshin Charduani in Patharghata upazila under Barguna on Friday, left, and seven spotted dear from traffickers on Monday. Photo: Star/banglar Chokh

Police seized four deer hides at South Chardoani village under Patharghata upaizila of Barguna district on Friday night. A patrol team of Patharghata Police Station saw two men on a road at the village at around 9:30 pm. When the law enforcers challenged the two, they ran away leaving a bag on the road. Police recovered the bag and found four deer hides in it. A GD (General Diary) was filed with Patharghata Police Station in this regard. On May 18, police seized seven deer when a gang of smugglers was carrying them in a trawler through a canal near Gaanpara village. Police could not arrest the smugglers as they fled the scene sensing presence of the law enforcers. A Rab team arrested a youth named Sharif at Patharghata on March 8 and recovered 10 deer hides from his possession. Police said a gang is involved in smuggling deer, deer hides and venison out of the country. On October10, 2004, they arrested four smugglers--yunus, Latif, Siddique and Badsha--at Chardowani village.