BSF apprehends 8 intruders, cough syrup smuggler in Bengal
Kolkata, Oct 16 (IANS) Border Security Force personnel apprehended eight Bangladeshi intruders, and a smuggler of cough syrup Phensedyl, during raids in different locations of the India-Bangladesh border around Tuesday-Wednesday midnight, officials said.Troopers from the BSF’s Amudia outpost of the South Bengal frontier apprehended a Bangladeshi national from the border area under Swarupnagar police station in North 24 Parganas district.Two other Bangladeshis were apprehended from Ghojadanga outpost area under Basirhat police station of North 24 Parganas district, while five Indians were rounded up from Ramnagar border outpost under Hanskhali police station of Nadia district.All the eight apprehended persons had crossed the international boundary illegally from Bangladesh and entered Indian territory.Besides, one Indian was apprehended from Gunarmath outpost area under Bongoan police station of North 24 Parganas district when he tried to cross the border illegally from India to Bangladesh.During preliminary questioning, the intruders revealed that they attempted to cross the international boundary illegally with the help of touts.Meanwhile, the BSF troopers seized 1,171 bottles of Phensedyl worth Rs 1,80,651 during raids.
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