Coast Guard foils smuggling attempt near Patenga Sea Beach
The Bangladesh Coast Guard has seized smuggled goods worth around Tk26 lakh and arrested six suspected smugglers in a special operation conducted near Patenga Sea Beach in Chattogram early Friday (7 November 2025).
Lieutenant Commander Siam-ul-Haq, media officer of the Coast Guard, confirmed the information on Friday afternoon.
Acting on a tip-off, members of the Coast Guard Outpost Patenga launched the operation around 3am and intercepted a boat arriving illegally from Myanmar. During the raid, they recovered 12,500 packets of cigarettes, 45 Burmese saris, and other contraband items, along with the boat used for smuggling.
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The seized goods, vessel and detainees are under process for legal action, the Coast Guard said.
Lieutenant Commander Siam-ul-Haq added that the Coast Guard will continue such drives in the future to curb smuggling and protect the country's maritime borders.
