Police arrested two smugglers along with 15 kg of silver at Karamdi Matpara area on Bamandi-Tentulbaria road in Gangni upazila of Meherpur on Thursday.

The arrestees were identified as Akash, 32, son of Abdul Mannan and Rana Ahmed, 34, son of Shawkat Ali.

Acting on a tip-off that some criminals are going to border to smuggle silver, police set up a check post at Karamdi Matpara area on Bamandi-Tentulbaria road. At one stage, they stopped a motorcycle for checking but one of the three riders of the vehicle fled away.   Later, the police conducted a search and seized 15 kg of silver from them, Gangni Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Abdur Razzak said.

The estimated value of the silver is around Tk 12 lakh.

The arrestees were sent to Meherpur jail through the court after filing a case under the Special Powers Act, he said.

Earlier on Wednesday (September 28), members of Meherpur Sadar police station arrested a woman and a man along with six gold bars from the city.