Over 1,000kg shrimp injected with jelly seized in Chandpur

Members of the Coast Guard (CG) seized 1,020 kilogrammes of shrimp injected with unhealthy jelly in the Meghna River on Tuesday.

Lieutenant Commandant Khandakar Munif Taki, media officer of the CG Dhaka Zone, said acting on a tip-off a drive was conducted in the Alubazar Ferry Ghat area and it seized the shrimps weighing around 1,020 kg from a trawler.

Later, the shrimps injected with the jelly, which is considered to be injurious to health, were buried in presence of the upazila’s fishery officer and law enforcers, he added.