BSF seizes items worth Rs 43 lakh in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills; five held

Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], September 30 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended five Indian nationals and seized a truck and a bus loaded with edible items in the East Khasi Hills district, stated a press release from BSF Meghalaya on Monday.
On September 29, 193 Battalion BSF intercepted one truck and one bus at Ranikor-Dangar T-junction, which was coming from Shillong towards the border area and was loaded with edible items worth approximately Rs 43,00,000, said the release.
During the inquiry, the drivers failed to produce valid documents related to the vehicles and the loaded items, stated the release.
Subsequently, the five apprehended Indian nationals, along with the vehicles and seized items, were handed over to the Dangar Police Outpost, the release stated further.
Last month, in two different operations, alert troops of BSF Meghalaya successfully thwarted illegal smuggling attempts along the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya by seizing cattle and other contraband items worth more than Rs 16 lakhs while being smuggled to Bangladesh through the international border of Meghalaya, said an official press release from BSF.
Acting on specific info, BSF troops of 193 Bn BSF Meghalaya seized a huge quantity of eatable and contraband items along the Indo-Bangladesh border of the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya.
In another operation, BSF troops of the 4th Bn BSF rescued 12 buffaloes from the border area of BOP Hawaitila, while being smuggled to Bangladesh.
Apart from the above operations, BSF troops of 200 Bn BSF Meghalaya seized a large quantity of clothing items while being smuggled to Bangladesh from the international border of Meghalaya. (ANI)