Biggest Indian sugar consignment seized in Sylhet

Police have seized 14 trucks loaded with Indian sugar in Umairgaon area of ​​Companyganj-Jalalabad Road in Sylhet Sadar Upazila.

It is the biggest shipment that the police have so far seized in Sylhet. 

A team led by Sylhet Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner and Additional DIG Azbahar Ali Sheikh conducted the raid acting on a tip-off yesterday.

The trucks were en route from Companyganj to Jalalabad. When the police challenged the trucks, the drivers abandoned the vehicles and fled. 

Police suspect that the sugar entered the country illegally. The smugglers also left behind a private car and a motorcycle. The estimated value of the seized sugar is Tk2 crore.

Additional DIG Azbahar Ali Sheikh said: "We conducted the raid on a tip-off. The smugglers will be brought to book.”