Shillong, Apr 29: In a combined effort to curb illegal activities along the Indo-Bangladesh border, the troops of BSF Meghalaya Frontier and Meghalaya Police, seized a huge quantity of sugar from the bordering area of South Garo Hills district on April 28.
A BSF statement said based on specific information, the BSF troops from the 200 Bn, in collaboration with the Meghalaya Police, conducted a joint operation near the Indo-Bangladesh border. During the operation 42,300 kgs of sugar worth more than Rs 16 lakh were recovered from an abandoned house located in close proximity to the international border. The seized sugar bags were handed over to the Rongra police station for further action.
In another operation, Seema Praharis of 193 Bn BSF seized clothing items i.e. sarees, worth more than Rs 3 lakh, while being smuggled to Bangladesh from the International border of East Khasi Hills.
