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SEIZURE-DRUGS-DESTROY (with picture)
BGB destroys Tk 4.07 cr drugs in Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI, Jan 23, 2020 (BSS) – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)
destroyed a large quantity of seized drugs worth Taka 4.07 crore here today.
The border guards have recently seized 64,905 bottles Phensedyl, 2.51 kg of
heroin, 1,201 bottles of foreign wine, 65.5 litres of liquor, 19,760 yaba
pills, 144.45 kg ganja, 90,020 sedative tablets, 4,125 ampoules of sedative
injections and 144 kg insecticides from different areas in Rajshahi, said Lt
Col Ferdous Ziauddin Mahmud, commanding officer of BGB 1 Battalion.
The drugs were destroyed at the BGB Battalion headquarters in the presence
of BGB officials and district and police administration, he said.
BGB Regional Commander Brig Gen Kaiser Hassan Malique, Chairman of Rajshahi
Education Board Prof Mokbul Hossain and Superintendent of Police Muhammad
Shahidullah joined the programme.
On the occasion, a large number of students took oath against drug-
addiction.
They also brought out a rally on the nearby roads aimed at creating mass-
awareness against the social crime.
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