82kgs venison, 20 deer legs seized

Members of the Bangladesh Coast Guard on Thursday seized 82kgs of venison and 20 deer legs from the Angtihara embankment under Koyra upazila in Khulna district.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of Coast Guard conducted an operation at the Angtihara embankment in the morning and recovered 82kgs of venison and 20 deer legs, said a press release.

Kashiabad Forest Station officer Shyama Prosad Roy said that as a part of regular mobile vigilance at the river of Shakbaria, the Coast Guard mobile team conducted the drive on the embankment of Angtihara of the upazila.

The BCG team seized 82kgs of venison and 20 legs of deer from the spot, he said, adding that the venison and legs were handed over to Kashitana Forest Camp. A case was filed with Koyra Police Station in this connection.