(BSS) - Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) today seized 89 kilograms of Indian cannabis and 60 bottles of liquor along with a Hiace microbus during an anti-smuggling drive in Chauddagram border area of the district.

A patrol team of Geetbari Border Outpost under Cumilla Battalion (10 BGB) conducted the drive in the area this morning and seized the contraband goods.

According to BGB sources, the patrol team after searching a suspicious Hiace microbus at Gangra area -- about 600 yards inside Bangladesh from the border -- recovered 89kg of cannabis and 60 bottles of liquor from the vehicle and later seized the microbus.

Cumilla Battalion (10 BGB) Commander Lieutenant Colonel Mir Ali Ejaz confirmed the matter at noon.

He said BGB`s regular operations against drugs, smuggling and other cross-border crimes are continuing in the border areas.

The seized drugs and the microbus were handed over to Chauddagram Police Station after completing necessary legal procedures.