(District-North 24 Parganas & Malda)
On 05th December’ 2022, jawans of Border Out Post Jhodanga, 158 Battalion deployed on the border under South Bengal Frontier, seized 275 bottles of Phensedyl from their area of responsibility.
In other incidents, jawans of Border Out Post Tentulberia, 158 Battalion, Border Out Post Mamabhagina, 68 Battalion, Border Out Post Nawada and Border Out Post Sabdalpur 70 Battalion seized a total of 319 bottles of Phensedyl from their area of responsibility. The estimated value of all the seized Phensedyl bottles is 1,21,955/-. rupees.
The seized items were handed over to Police Station Gaighata, Bagdah and Custom Office Kaliachak respectively.
Spokesman of South Bengal Frontier stated that BSF jawans always perform their duty keeping vigil on the Border due to which smugglers do not get success in their ill-intentioned activities. He further stated that both the BSF and the local police are working together to apprehend the smugglers.