A special patrol team of the 18 BGB Battalion (Mistripara BOP) arrested a drug dealer identified as Md. Kaderul Islam (45) along with 80 bottles of Indian contraband cough syrup "Wincerex" from Patgiri area in Panchagarh Sadar Upazila.
The operation was conducted on Tuesday night (October 13, 2026) around 9:15 PM under the directives of the Panchagarh Battalion Commander. BGB personnel intercepted Kaderul Islam approximately 600 yards inside Bangladeshi territory from border pillar 417/6-S. The seized syrup is valued at BDT 32,000.
A case has been filed against Kaderul Islam, a resident of Bogadanga village, under the Narcotics Control Act, 2018 at Panchagarh Sadar Police Station, where he was subsequently handed over. Lieutenant Colonel Abdullah Mohammad Keyes, Commander of 18 BGB, reaffirmed the border force's zero-tolerance policy against drug smuggling.
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Reported by S. K. Doyel, Panchagarh Correspondent • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].
