October 20, 2017: Acting on specific intelligence inputs provided by BSF intelligence branch Gokulnagar,on October 19 2017, troops of BSF seized huge quantity Dry Ganja(Cannabis), Phensedyl and other miscellaneous items in AOR of Sector Gokulnagar, having market value of Rs.10.5 lac while smugglers were trying to smuggle these items from India to Bangladesh.
In another area, on specific information of BSF intelligence Branch, troops of BOP Kalamchera,74Bn carried out special ops in the general area of village Kalamchera under PS Kalamchera, district Sepaihijilla on 19th Oct’2017 late night. During the special operation troops seized 100kg of Dry Ganja(Cannabis) and 900 bottle of Phensedyl (packed in 11 bags) while smugglers were trying to smuggle these items from India to Bangladesh. Market value of above seized items is about Rs 7lacs.
Besides above, during special drive by BSF troops and on specific information of intelligence Branch, also seized other miscellaneous items like Cattle, Liquor, Fish, Plastic items, Medicine/Contraband items having market value of Rs 3,50,000/- while being smuggled from India to Bangladesh in the bordering area of various BOPs of this Sector.
It is worth to mentioning that on specific & actionable Intelligence provided by intelligence branch, BSF is continuously seizing several of contraband items, cattle, and cloth items meant for smuggling purpose. BSF is making all effort to curb smuggling activities by educating border population (for not indulging in smuggling activities) and by dominating border effectively, especially in unfenced area of Sub-division Sonamura. In a press release BSF stated this.
