Dhaka, July 7 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled goods worth more than Tk 307.65 crore during drives conducted across border areas and other parts of the country in June.

The recovered contraband included 5.592 kg of gold, 18,015 sarees, 3,252 three-piece sets, shirts, shawls and blankets, 9,551 ready-made garments, 189,018 cosmetic items, 1,754,543 pieces of fireworks, 7,464 cubic feet of timber, 7,316 kg of tea leaves, 4,270 kg of betel nuts, 101,776 kg of coal, 174,898 packets of bidis and cigarettes, 497 mobile phones, 1,865 mobile displays, 41,162 mobile phone components, 15,056 electrical items, 22,612 pairs of eyeglasses, 52,736 kg of cumin, 4,285 kg of garlic, 18,798 kg of sugar, 10,224 kg of fertiliser, 1,141,169 s...