Police seized a large consignment of cumin smuggled from India from
the Dhaka-Khulna Highway in Wapda area in Sripur upazila of the
district early Tuesday.
Officer-in-charge (OC) of Sripur Police Station Biplob Kumar Nath said
acting on a tip-off, a team of police intercepted a truck on the
highway around 1.00pm and seized huge quantity of Indian cumin in
sacks.
Police detained the vehicle’s driver Awal Hossain and also seized the truck.
During primary interrogation, Awal admitted that he was carrying the
smuggled goods to Faridpur district from Jessore on hire.
The driver was produced before a court.
A case was filed in this connection. -UNB, Magura
