Drugs worth over Rs 47 crore seized by BSF in 2021, 11 Bangladeshis held
2 years, 11 months ago

Drugs worth over Rs 47 crore seized by BSF in 2021, 11 Bangladeshis held

India Today  

The Border Security Force Frontier of Mizoram and Cachar seized over 6 lakh yaba tablets, 340 cattle heads, 480 kg of ganja, 150 kg of opium, and a large quantity of contraband drugs valued at over Rs 47 crore in 2021. Inspector General of BSF Frontier of Mizoram and Cachar, Mridul Sonowal said, "During 2021, Mizoram & Cachar Frontier seized 340 cattle heads, 6,13,496 yaba tablets, 480 kg of ganja, 149.84 kg of opium, 1.9 kg of heroin, 609 gm brown Sugar, 1,569 bottles Indian-made foreign liquor, and 43,900 packets of foreign cigarettes." "Last year, BSF personnel seized six pistols with four magazines and four rounds of ammunition, 459 kg of hilsa fish, Indian currency of Rs 65,39,773, Bangladesh currency Taka 2,55,250 and other contraband items with a total value of Rs 47.48 crore," Mridul Sonowal said. "In the light of the recent Gazette Notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on October 11, 2021 regarding the extension of BSF’s jurisdiction, the BSF personnel can now exercise the powers conferred upon them upto 50 km of area in Assam from IB in place of the earlier 15 km.

History of this topic

Drugs Worth Rs 250 Crore Seized in Gujarat's Bharuch District: A War Against Drugs
Trending News
2 months ago
BSF on high alert on India-Bangladesh border
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Drugs worth ₹105 Cr seized in Assam, 3 Mizoram residents arrested
7 months ago
2 held with 1 lakh yaba tablets near Indo-Bangla border in Assam
8 months, 1 week ago
Myanmar national held with heroin worth Rs 9.6 crore in Mizoram's Champai district
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Mizoram: Assam Rifles recovers contraband worth over Rs 1 crore along India-Myanmar border
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Madhya Pradesh: 3,800 kg ganja worth Rs 5.8 crore destroyed by CGST, Excise officials in Dhar
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Mizoram: 3 Myanmar nationals held with unaccounted cash worth over Rs 1 crore
10 months ago
Along the border, Free Movement Regime a boon for some, a bane for some others
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Mizoram: Heroin worth Rs 30 crore seized at India-Myanmar border, one arrested
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Mizoram: Drugs worth Rs 956 crore seized by Assam Rifles in 2023, 50% more than last year
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Amid Manipur Unrest, Traffickers Turn To Mizoram Corridor To Smuggle Drugs From Myanmar
1 year, 1 month ago
Mizoram: Heroin worth Rs 18 crore, unaccounted cash seized, 5 held
1 year, 1 month ago
Meghalaya Assembly polls 2023: BSF seizes huge amount of cash from near Bangladesh border
1 year, 9 months ago
Drugs worth ₹7 crore seized; three held in Assam
2 years ago
Gujarat ATS Seizes 143 kg Drugs in Vadodara; Seizures of Cash, Liquor, Freebies Up 28 Times This Election as Compared to Last, Says EC
2 years ago
Over tenfold increase in poll-related contraband in Gujarat: Election Commission
2 years ago
Over 9kg heroin packed in soap cases worth ₹47 cr seized in Assam; one arrested
2 years, 2 months ago
Meghalaya: Drugs Worth Over Rs 18 Crore Seized in 4 Months, 134 Persons Arrested, Says DGP
2 years, 3 months ago
Drug seizures in India in 2020 highest in five years, finds NCB report
2 years, 8 months ago
BSF seizes 40 gold biscuits worth Rs 2.42 crore at Indo-Bangla border
2 years, 9 months ago
Hyderabad: Police bust inter-state drug racket; three held with 256 kg ganja
2 years, 10 months ago
Increasing cases of home-grown drugs keeps state police on toes
2 years, 11 months ago
Drugs worth Rs 59 crore seized in 2021 in Bengaluru, 5,644 drug peddlers arrested: Police
2 years, 11 months ago
BSF recovers crude bombs, narcotic drugs along Indo-Bangladesh border
3 years ago
Extension In BSF Territorial Jurisdiction Will Help Fend Off Anti National Forces, Curb Cattle Smuggling Menace: Centre In Lok Sabha
3 years ago
BSF, police recover 2.59 lakh Yaba tablets worth over Rs 8 cr in Assam's Karimganj
3 years ago
Drugs worth Rs 7 cr seized in Assam's Karbi Anglong, two arrested
3 years, 6 months ago
Major drug haul in northeast: Narcotics and contraband worth Rs 165 cr seized in Manipur
4 years ago
Security forces seize banned drugs worth Rs 1.66 crore in Assam, Manipur
4 years, 3 months ago
Cattle smuggling on rise along Indo-Bangladesh border ahead of Eid-ul-Adha, 150 cattle heads seized by BSF
4 years, 4 months ago

Discover Related