5 held with 70 tonnes of Myanmar-bound cement in Ctg

The members of the Bangladesh Coast Guard arrested five people with 70 tonnes of cement while it was being smuggled to Myanmar through the River Karnaphuli on Tuesday.

Coast Guard Media Officer Lieutenant Commander Sabbir Alam Sujon said Coast Guard personnel from Patenga Outpost conducted a special operation near Ghat No.18 in the Karnaphuli Channel under Patenga police station around 7am. During the operation, they searched a suspicious cargo boat and recovered 70,000kg of cement worth around Tk9.80 lakh while it was being smuggled to Myanmar.

They also arrested five persons and seized the boat and legal proceedings are underway, he added.