Barishal Correspondent: Dhaka, Sept-08,

Police seized 37 kg venison along with six deer skins and detained four men from Aigailjhara of Barishal  on Tuesday morning for allegedly smuggling venison.

The detainees are Mridul Haldar, owner of a deer farm in Aigailjhara and executive director of the NGO Alo Shikha Samaj Unnayan Kendra, and his associates Khokon Sarkar, Sunil Chandra Sarkar and Biplob Sarkar .

The OC of  Aigailjhara police station Golam Sarwar confirmed the information to the media.

“During a raid on a deer farm in Rajihar Union at around 11 pm,  six deer skins and 37 kg of deer meat were seized from a trafficking racket. Four people, including the owner of the  farm were detained,” the OC said.

“A case will soon be filed against the detainees,” he added.

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