Shillong, April 29: In a combined effort to curb illegal activities along the Indo-Bangladesh border, the vigilant troops of BSF Meghalaya Frontier and Meghalaya Police, successfully seized a huge quantity of Sugar from the bordering area of South Garo Hills district of Meghalaya on Sunday.
Based on specific information, BSF troops from the 200 Battalion, 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 item i.e. Sarees, worth more than Rs. 3 Lakh, while being smuggled to Bangladesh from the International border of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.