Over 30,400 litres of illegally stored fuel seized nationwide in 24hrs

Authorities seized a total of 30,433
litres of illegally hoarded fuel in multiple drives across the country over the
past 24 hours, with mobile courts fining offenders and handing down jail terms.
Patuakhali: 6,200 litres seized from
trawler
Law enforcers recovered
6,200 litres of illegally stored fuel during a drive in Kalapara upazila of
Patuakhali this morning, reports BSS.
According to officials, 3,200 litres of
diesel and 3,000 litres of petrol were seized from a trawler anchored in the
Andharmanik River near the municipal ferry ghat around 9:30am.
Acting on a
tip-off, authorities intercepted the vessel and recovered 31 barrels of diesel
and 30 barrels of petrol.
Executive
Magistrate Yasin Sadiq said the trawler had departed for Rangabali after
illegally collecting fuel from a filling station. A mobile court fined the
owner of Bismillah Filling Station Tk20,000 for illegally supplying fuel.
Brahmanbaria: 5,000 litres recovered
In Brahmanbaria, authorities seized 5,000 litres of fuel during a mobile court
drive at Purbabhag Notun Bazar in Nasirnagar upazila last night.
The operation, led
by Executive Magistrate Sahel Ahmed, was conducted following a tip-off that a
grocery shop, Selim Store, had been hoarding fuel.
Officials
recovered the fuel stored in 26 drums, and the shop owner, Md Faisal, was fined
Tk10,000.
Khulna: 1,235 litres seized
A mobile court in
Khulna seized 1,235 litres of illegally stored fuel in the Eastern Gate area of
Phultala upazila yesterday.
The drive was
jointly conducted by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-6) and the local
administration, reports BSS.
During the
operation, Messrs Naoshin Enterprise was fined Tk60,000, with a provision of 30
days' imprisonment in default of payment.
Pirojpur: Over 4,000 litres seized
In Pirojpur, the
Nesarabad upazila administration seized 4,018 litres of diesel from a warehouse
at Madhya Kathi Bazar under Atghar Kuriana union.
The drive, led by
Upazila Nirbahi Officer Amit Dutta with assistance from the army, was conducted
based on confidential information, reports BSS.
The warehouse
owner, Badsha Talukder (Nantu), admitted to stockpiling fuel to sell at
inflated prices and was fined Tk10,000 under the Petroleum Act, 2016.
Narayanganj: 13,980 litres seized, two
jailed
In Narayanganj,
two separate mobile court drives on Tuesday recovered a total of 13,980 litres
of illegally hoarded diesel, reports UNB.
In the first
operation, authorities seized 9,100 litres of diesel from a location near
Meghna Depot in Godnail, Siddhirganj. The accused, Md Sifat, was fined Tk6,000
and sentenced to two months' imprisonment.
In a second raid,
4,880 litres of diesel were recovered from a house on SA Road in the same area.
The accused, Md Nasir, was fined Tk3,000 and sentenced to one month in jail.
















