Joint forces including Bangladesh Army and Forest officials in a drive seized 498.01 cubic feet of timber worth Tk 10 lakh from a beetle nut garden in Dighinala upazila of Khagrachari district on Monday night.
Tipped off, a joint forces team, comprising Bangladesh Army and Forest officials conducted a drive at the garden and seized a truck loaded with timber, said Commanding officer of Bangladesh Army (Dighinala zone), Lieutenant Colonel Al Amin.
Army seizes illegal timber in Khagrachhari
However, no one was arrested as the smugglers managed to flee the scene, sensing the presence of the joint forces, leaving behind the truck.
The timber includes Segun, Garjan, Koroi and other varieties of wood.