Agartala (Tripura) [India], September 21 (ANI): Acting on specific intelligence, the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Customs Preventive Force carried out a successful joint operation late on September 20, seizing gold worth nearly Rs 1.59 crore in Tripura’s Sepahijala district.
According to officials, the operation was launched around 11:15 p.m. by BSF troops from the N.C. Nagar Border Outpost under the Sector Headquarters Gokulnagar, in coordination with the Customs Preventive Force, Sonamura. The team recovered 12 gold biscuits weighing approximately 1.39 kilograms from the house of an Indian villager in N.C. Nagar under Sonamura police station limits. The seized gold is suspected to have been smuggled across the India-Bangladesh border, with a market value estimated at around Rs 1.59 crore.
A BSF spokesperson highlighted the operation as an example of the “excellent synergy between BSF and sister law enforcement agencies,” stressing that such coordinated efforts are crucial to effectively curb trans-border smuggling.
Separately, the BSF and Punjab Police thwarted a major cross-border smuggling attempt on the Gurdaspur border, recovering a large heroin consignment and apprehending four narco-smugglers. Based on credible input, BSF and Punjab Police planned and launched a joint operation in the village of Thetharke in Gurdaspur, seizing five packets of heroin (gross weight: 10 kg), three mobile phones, and two motorcycles from the suspects.
The apprehended smugglers are residents of the villages of Manepur and Ballagan in Gurdaspur district and Pakha Tara Singh and Palla Colony in Amritsar. “This notable achievement reflects seamless teamwork, dedication, and commitment of the BSF and Punjab Police in safeguarding the nation’s borders from the menace of narcotics smuggling and thwarting the nefarious designs of anti-national elements,” the BSF said in a press release. (ANI)
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