Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Station Frazerganj successfully conducted an operation on January 22, 2026, leading to the apprehension of an Indian Fishing Boat (IFB) Laxminarayan for smuggling betel nuts from Bangladesh to India, the Indian Coast Guard said in a press release.
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) apprehended an Indian fishing boat allegedly engaged in illegal activities in the Bay of Bengal during the early morning hours of April 10, said a press statement from ICG.
Officials of the Border Security Force (BSF) have seized a truck carrying huge quantities of processed betel nuts worth Rs 90 lakhs from the bordering area of East Jaintia Hills district, BSF said in a statement on Monday.
ED investigation has revealed a well-organized syndicate of suppliers of Indonesian betel nut, commission agents, logistic providers, transporters, hawala operators and buyers who were smuggling the betel nuts into India.