During the initial search of the area, troops recovered 1 Packet of narcotics suspected to be Heroin weighing around 500 grams wrapped in yellow colour Polythene.
Officials of the Border Security Force (BSF) and Meghalaya police in a joint operation foiled a trans-border smuggling bid and seized over 11,000 kg of dry betel nuts and three heavy-duty trucks in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills, officials said on Sunday.
The security forces succeeded in making the arrest and recovery of such a huge consignment of narcotics following an operation launched on the intervening night of January 5-6.
In the tweet, BSF wrote that the tough terrain, bad weather, high wind speeds, extreme cold of minus 20-degree celsius and deep snow conditions serve no problem to the patrolling soldiers.
Border Security Force has apprehended a Bangladesh national near the Roranwala Khurd village in Punjab's Amritsar, however, handed over to the police on not recovering anything "objectionable" from him.
A total of 89 Rohingyas among 501 miscreants were caught in 2022 along the India-Bangladesh border with Meghalaya and Tripura on charges of their involvement in trans-border crimes, mentions an official report prepared by the Border Security Force (BSF).
A night curfew has been imposed along the International border in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir in view of the increasing movement of terrorists on the border, informed officials on Wednesday.
The Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday morning neutralised an armed Pakistani intruder who was approaching the border security fence in Punjab's Gurdaspur sector from across the border.
The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday recovered another Pakistani drone with a consignment of approximately 1 kg of Heroin near the International Border (IB) in Punjab's Gurdaspur sector.
The Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended 22 Pakistani fishermen and seized 79 fishing boats in the most inhospitable, marshy and difficult terrain of Creeks and Harami Nalla in Gujarat's Bhuj sector in 2022.
According to BSF, this is the third instance of a Pakistani drone being spotted on the Indian side in the last three days and of the BSF jawans on duty firing at it and forcing it back to Pakistan.
The troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday rescued buffaloes brutally crammed in trucks at the International Border of East Khasi Hills, informed officials.