Pabna district police seized 12 trucks with 242 metric tons of Indian sugar smuggled from India by evading customs duty. At this time, 23 people including the truck driver and helper were arrested.
They were arrested in a special operation by the District Intelligence Police on Thursday (April 18) afternoon.
Pabna Additional Superintendent of Police Masood Alam confirmed the matter.
He said that for a long time a gang was bringing illegally imported Indian sugar to the country and selling it in different districts. Based on such news, the police entered the field. Later they were arrested in a raid in the Kazirhat Ghat area. At that time they could not show the valid documents of the goods. They were later seized and 23 people were arrested.
Additional Superintendent of Police Masood Alam also said that the case is under process. Details will be given after the investigation.