BSF seized 75 cattle heads and other contraband goods at Indo-Bangla border and arrested 4 smugglers

Siliguri, Dec 21 (UNI) The BSF personnel while patrolling Indo-Bangla in this northern districts of West Bengal have seized 72 cattle heads and contraband articles, including cough syrup and apprehended three Bangladeshi nationals and one Indian in series of raids, official sources said today.

In the intervening night of 19/20 December, the troops of under command Battalions of North Bengal frontier, Border Security Force, carried out a special anti-smuggling drive in their respective border areas and seized a total of 41 cattle, 150 bottles of Phensedyl ( cough syrup) and other items (pulses & firecracker) from different areas. The total value of seized items was Rs 3,91,252.

Besides this on Friday on specific information, troops of BOP Changrabandha, 148 Bn BSF apprehended 1 Bangladeshi national, Sobuj (20 yrs), of Lalmonirhat district of Bangladesh.