smuggling
Smuggled imitation ornaments seized
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized huge quantity of Indian smuggled imitation ornaments from Sadipur border area under Benapole Police Station early Sunday.
‘Smuggler’ killed in Benapole ‘gunfight’
An alleged smuggler is killed in a “gunfight” between members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and smugglers in Daulatpur frontier in Benapole.
Diego caught smuggling cocaine
Former Colombia international Diego Osorio was arrested by authorities for carrying over a kilo of cocaine in his underwear.
26 yrs on the run to avoid 2 yrs jail
In order to avoid two years’ imprisonment, a Rajshahi man managed to escape the law enforcers successfully for 26 years before his luck struck out two days ago.
Gold bars found in man’s rectum
Six bars of gold are recovered in a man’s rectum at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
Terrorism thrives on smuggling: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith says terrorism is thriving on smuggling as there is a strong connection between the two offences.
Not much found in probe yet
Police are yet to arrest anyone for smuggling 250 gold bars recovered on Monday from a market in Chittagong.
Acid smuggling attempt at Jamuna Fertiliser Factory, man held
One person is detained for attempting to smuggle out three tonnes of sulphuric acid from Jamuna Fertiliser Factory (JFF) in Jamalpur.
Biman staff held over smuggled gold
Law enforcers arrest a staff of Biman Bangladesh Airlines in connection with last month’s seizure of 125 smuggled gold bars at Shahjalal airport in Dhaka.
3 held with 36 gold bars at Dhaka airport
Dhaka Customs House members detains three people with 36 gold bars and ornaments, weighing 3.9 kg, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
Central Africa's diamonds come at high price in blood and sweat
Barefoot, with sweat pouring down their naked chests, 50 men slave in the depths of the Central African forest digging for diamonds in a sandy pit half the size of a football pitch.
HC questions govt failure to stop fake drugs
High Court issues rule questioning legality of the government’s inaction to control smuggled drugs and production of counterfeit medicine.
Bangladesh embassy in Tripoli confirms
Libya's official government bans Bangladeshi workers from entering the country because many try to travel to Europe by boat illegally, a government spokesman says.
5 lakh yaba tablets seized at Ctg port
The members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seize around five lakh yaba tablets from a fishing boat at the outer anchorage of Chittagong Port.
Ivory Coast boy smuggled to Spain inside suitcase
An eight-year-old boy has been smuggled to Spain from Morocco inside a suitcase, Spanish police say.
Indonesia executes eight prisoners for drugs offences
Eight convicted drug smugglers have been executed by firing squad in Indonesia.
113 tortoises rescued at Dhaka airport
Authorities has recovered 113 tortoises from two Indian nationals at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
Argentina arrest over 19th Century gold ingot
The Argentine authorities say they have arrested two Paraguayan men who tried to cross the border with a 19th Century gold ingot worth more than $2m.
Biman employee held over gold smuggling
Customs Intelligence arrested an employee of Biman Bangladesh Airlines in connection with a gold smuggling case.