The Border Guard Bangladesh on the present time detained a man with an 8kg whale vomit or ambergris rate Tk21 crore.
The arrestee has been recognized as Shamsul Alam, 35, son of Neer Ahmed from Saint Martin’s, reads a BGB press commentary.
Ambergris, procuring and selling of which is banned within the nation, is archaic in making highly valued perfumes and medicines.
Smuggling of ambergris is a uncommon incident in Bangladesh, states BGB.
On Sunday (6 October) afternoon, the BGB performed a raid within the Shah Parir Dwip home of Teknaf and five whale vomit had been recovered.
On Monday, Bangladesh Oceanographic Analysis Institute Cox’s Bazar tested and recognized the properties as ambergris, talked about BGB Teknaf’s 2nd Battalion Captain Lt Colonel Md Mohiuddin Ahmed.
The detainee has been handed over to the Teknaf Police Intention and the seized ambergris had been submitted to the treasury department of Cox’s Bazar deputy commissioner’s place of work.
