Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- A boat carrying about two and a half maunds of nylon deer-catching traps, three bottles of pesticides and ice was seized in Katka Sanctuary in the Eastern Sundarbans on Monday afternoon, according to a delayed report received here.
On the other hand, five fishermen along with a trawler were arrested by the forest guards on the same day afternoon.
According to the forest department sources, based on a secret tip-off, a contingent of the forest guards led by Md. Khalilur Rahman, Officer of Sharankhola Forest Range seized a boat along with a huge quantity of deer-catching traps, three bottles of pesticides, ice and various deer hunting equipment in the Katka side canal in separate operations on Monday afternoon.
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