GUWAHATI:
In its drive against trans-border crime and narcotics trafficking, the Border Security Force (BSF) Guwahati Frontier apprehended a narcotics smuggler along with prohibited cough syrup on the Indo-Bangla International Border on July 12.
“BSF troops apprehended a Bangladeshi national along with 103 bottles of prohibited cough syrup on the Indo-Bangladesh International Border near Kaiterbari village of West Bengal’s Coochbehar district. The consignment was meant to be smuggled to Bangladesh,” said a BSF spokesperson.
In another operation, the BSF seized an e-rickshaw along with 700 bottles of prohibited cough syrup on the Indo-Bangla border near Dhumerkata village in Coochbehar district on the same day.
The apprehended smuggler along with seized items has been handed over to the nearest police station for further legal action.