In a joint operation, Assam rifles and the Excise & Narcotics Department, Aizawl, recovered heroin worth Rs 31.05 Lakh. According to an Assam rifles statement, the incident took place on the Champhai-Aizawal Road, in the Champhai district of Mizoram.
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.
Assam Police foiled a smuggling attempt and seized 2000 kg of Burmese Supari (betel nuts) concealed inside of the oil tanker in Cachar district, which was illegally transported from Mizoram.
A police team of Borgang police outpost in Biswanath district of Assam set up a naka checking on Wednesday and intercepted a truck. On checking it, they found the cattle in it.
With the arrest of two people from Punjab, the police have successfully managed to bust a trans-border smuggling network, wherein the accused were in "contact" with a Pakistan-based drug smuggler, the Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday.
An incident of firing on miscreants along the India-Bangladesh border by the police to prevent them from entering illegally was reported in Assam's Karimganj district, officials said on Wednesday.
Assam Police foiled a cross-border cattle smuggling bid and fired upon Bangladeshi nationals trying to infiltrate along the India-Bangladesh border in Karimganj district. However, no casualty was reported.
Border Security Force (BSF) busted a smuggling bid on India-Pakistan border and recovered two packets of suspected heroin, fluorescent balls and an air-dropping bag in Bikaner.