BSF seizes huge cache of narcotics in Tripura’s Sepahijala district

According to the BSF officials, after specific input, the Force cordoned off the area and started a search operation, and found signs of a big drum buried in the soil

PGurus Newsdesk

May 3, 2022

According to the BSF officials, after specific input, the Force cordoned off the area and started a search operation, and found signs of a big drum buried in the soil

Major drug haul unearths by BSF in Tripura

Acting promptly on specific intelligence input, alert troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) have recovered narcotics worth over Rs.1 crore in Tripura’s Sepahijala district, officials said here on Tuesday.

According to the BSF officials, after specific input, the Force cordoned off the area and started a search operation, and found signs of a big drum buried in the soil.

The officials said that the total seizure amount of narcotics in the last two days was worth Rs.1,32,05,950. They also said that the seized items were being handed over to the concerned agencies to do the needful according to applicable laws.

The recovery was made on Monday. On digging at the spot, 13 plastic drums full of dry Ganja were taken out. During the operation, Tripura Police were also present at the place of seizure and recovered 474 kgs Ganja worth Rs.21,95,000 in the premises of a house in village Rangamati in Sepahijala district in Tripura.

The BSF and the Tripura Police also recovered 16,000 Yaba tablets worth Rs.80,00,000, 439 bottles of Eskuf syrup worth Rs.82,950, and the 2.6 grams of Brown Sugar worth Rs.78,000.

Earlier, On May 1, the Force recovered 5,700 Yaba tablets worth Rs.28,50,000 in the area of responsibility of the Border Out Post Salpokar.

Often smuggled from Myanmar to northeastern states includes varied harmful drugs, especially heroin, highly-addictive methamphetamine tablets, also commonly known as ‘Yaba’, poppy seeds, opium, ganja (marijuana), morphine, bottles of cough syrup valued at hundreds of crores, various other contrabands, gold, and foreign cigarette.

Similarly in Punjab, the BSF on Monday recovered three packets of narcotics suspected to be heroin ahead of the border fence in the farming area at the International Border. The recovery was made by the troops of the Kisan guards, who keep an eye on the farmers who go to the field ahead of the border fence.

[With Inputs from IANS]

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