Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have detained a suspect along with 26 gold bars weighing approximately 3.438 kilograms in Sharsha upazila of Jhenaidah/Jashore district. The estimated market value of the confiscated gold is around Tk 7.67 crore, officials confirmed.

The detainee has been identified as 41-year-old Ripon Hossain. According to a press release issued by the 21 BGB Battalion late Tuesday night, a operational team conducted a targeted raid at a local shopping complex in Bagachra Market under Sharsha upazila around 6:00 PM following specific intelligence on gold smuggling.

During the operation, BGB officers intercepted Ripon on suspicion and recovered 26 gold bars concealed ingeniously on his person. Legal actions are currently underway to lodge a case against the suspect at Sharsha Police Station, and the seized gold is being deposited into the government treasury.