BSF troops in Tripura apprehended 23 Bangladeshi smugglers involved in trans-border smuggling of sugar. The troops laid ambush and seized 125 bags of sugar weighing 6250 Kg from the smugglers. They also confiscated 17 mobile phones. Out of the 23 smugglers, 22 are from Feni district and one is from Chattogram district. The Border Guarding Force of Bangladesh was contacted for a flag meeting.
A woman trying to smuggle 27 gold bars from Bangladesh was arrested by the Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district. The seized gold bars weigh over 2 kg and are worth nearly Rs 1.29 crore.