Narinjara News
Cox’s Bazar, January 27
2000 bags of urea seized by Bangladeshi navy
On January 20, the Bangladeshi navy ship, SR Amin, seized 2000 bags of urea fertilizer worth about 3
million Taka (45 million Burmese Kyat) from a
smuggling boat near
8 crew members were also arrested with the boat MB Mayer Doa, near St. Martin's Island, (or Shin Ma Pyu), which is situated at the mouth of the Naff River between Burma and Bangladesh.
The fertilizers were expected to be exported to
The navy seized the fertilizer during routine anti-smuggling
and anti-piracy duties in the costal area near
Burmese farmers have depended on the smuggled fertilizers
from
Last November Bangladeshi Navy personnel seized 23,530 bags of fertilizer, worth about 280 million Taka from 5 mechanized boats in a similar anti smuggling bust. #
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