DIG A.K. Arya has expressed happiness and said that within two days, BSF jawans have seized a total of 8.39 kg of gold worth Rs 5.29 crore and have also arrested 2 smugglers.
"The vigilant jawans of ICP Petrapole, 145 Battalion, BSF under South Bengal Frontier apprehended the two Bangladeshi passengers with five gold bangles and three gold chains red-handed. Both passengers were trying to smuggle these gold chains and bangles from Bangladesh to India through ICP
Demonstrating another gesture of humanity beyond their mandate, the Border Security Force (BSF) arranged the last glimpse of the deceased Indian father for her daughter living in Bangladesh at zero line of India-Bangladesh border.
In a big blow to the smugglers, the Border Security Force (BSF) foiled three gold smuggling attempts within a week and seized 2.4 kg gold worth Rs 1.48 crore from South Bengal.
The Border Security Force (BSF), under the south Bengal frontier, thwarted a unique attempt of gold smuggling and apprehended a 59-year-old man with two packets containing gold, weighing 1,059.400 grams while being smuggled from Bangladesh to India, officials said on Wednesday.
Troops of Integrated Check Post (ICP) Petrapole, 145 Battalion BSF, under the south Bengal frontier, thwarted a big gold smuggling attempt and apprehended a truck driver with 60 gold biscuits while being smuggled from Bangladesh to India on November 1.
In three separate cases, Border Security Force (BSF) personnel foiled drugs smuggling attempts at the International Border of West Bengal, informed the BSF in a statement.
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops under the South Bengal Frontier rescued 18 exotic birds (Lutino Lovebirds) from the clutches of smugglers at the Indo-Bangladesh international border area, an official said.
Troops of Border Security Force (BSF) and 115 Battalion under South Bengal Frontier seized 3,916 Yaba tablets, 100 grams of Heroin, and an Apache motorcycle near Border Outpost Boyraghat, officials said on Thursday.
The Border Security Force (BSF), belonging to the 35 Battalion under the South Bengal Frontier, on Thursday, apprehended a man for allegedly possessing gold worth Rs 16,46,190, weighing 277.37 grams from his possession, said a statement by BSF.
The Border Out Post New Pipli, Adhoc SB-III Battalion, under South Bengal Frontier, successfully thwarted the plans of smugglers and liberated 140 turtles from their clutches. These smugglers were attempting to smuggle the turtles from India to Bangladesh, an official statement said.
According to the BSF, the events unfolded when the jawans of Border Outpost Ramchandrapur from the 107 Battalion under the South Bengal Frontier received information from reliable information about a large quantity of Ganja being stored in an abandoned house in Bira village, near the border.