Around 600 sacks of government wheat was recovered from a launch anchored at Kanchabazar ghat on the River Bhairab in sadar upazila of Bagerhat Sunday morning.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of Coast Guard conducted a drive and recovered the wheat worth Tk 7.2 lakh from the launch MV Rani Reza at around 7:30am.
Later, Coast Guard arrested the launch master M Sayed Hawladar, 35, son of Harmuj Hawladar of Sonaota village in Jhalakati.
Coast Guard sources said smugglers brought the wheat here from Jhalakati for selling in the black market.
The seized wheat was handed over to the sadar thana police. A case was filed.
Source : New Age
