Shillong, August 06: This time smugglers failed to give a slip and landed in the net of the BSF troops deployed at Phanda, South Garo Hills district of Meghalaya. On 5th Aug’ 2016, on a tip off, BSF troops apprehended two Indian nationals namely G. Kichan and Thel, both resident of Vill- Halwatun, Ps- Rangasora, Distt- South Garo Hills Meghalaya alongwith a pickup vehicle laden with 08 cattle. Both the apprehended persons were carrying cattle towards the zero line for handing them over to Bangladeshi associates but the BSF troops intercepted them.
Another party of BSF deployed at Gumaghat recovered 06 Kgs Ganja and 52 Pkts of Biri hidden in a bushy area near the Indo-Bangladesh border fence. Noticining a suspected movement near the International border, BSF troops started searching the suspected area and recovered the contraband items sand foiled one more attempt of narcotics smuggling. Few Bangladeshi nationals were suspiciously moving to receive the Ganja consignment which was supposed to be thrown over the Indo-Bangladesh Border Fence along with the Biri by Indian smugglers.
In one more instances, the river Simsang in South Garo Hills district HQ, Baghmara once again was being exploited for smuggling of Coal and wooden logs when alert sentinels of border foiled the bid. Despite of availability of only small rubber motor boat the BSF soldiers one again caught a huge consignment of wooden logs (123.31 CFT), and Coal 06 ton concealed with bamboo rafts from the flooded water.
The BSF effected total seizure more than Rs. 8.6 lacs including above contraband items on Friday night. The BSF has been making sincere efforts to prevent the smuggling of cattle to Bangladesh.There has been sizeable number of cattle seizure in the bordering area of Assam and Meghalaya, since few days. Apprehended person and along with seized items being handed over to concerned department for further legal action.
