(District – North 24Parganas)
The Border Security Force (BSF) jawans at Border Out Post Tarali, 112 Battalion under South Bengal Frontier, have successfully foiled the plans of smugglers and caught a smuggler with 12 gold biscuits worth Rs 81 lakh on the Indo-Bangladesh border.
On March 12, 2023 the alert troops of Border Out Post Tarali observed a person coming from village Tarali towards the fence. Upon searching the person, the jawans found 12 gold biscuits wrapped in plastic on his waist. The smuggler has been identified as Abdul Latif Sardar, a resident of District North 24 Parganas.
The weight of the seized gold is 1,394 grams with a total value of Rs 80,93,424/-. The apprehended smuggler revealed that he was supposed to hand over the gold biscuits to Montu, a resident of Nityanandkathi village, after crossing the BSF duty point. He was to receive Rs 300/- for this work, but BSF jawans caught him on the way.
The apprehended smuggler and the seized gold biscuits have been handed over to the Customs Department, Tentulia, for further legal action.
The spokesman of South Bengal Frontier has expressed satisfaction over the success of the BSF jawans in foiling the smugglers’ plans. He stated that smugglers try to smuggle in different ways, but due to the vigilance and understanding of the BSF jawans, their plans are constantly being foiled.
Border Security Force urges people living on the border to report any information related to gold smuggling to BSF’s Seema Saathi helpline number, 14419. Additionally, South Bengal Frontier has issued another number, 9903472227, on which WhatsApp or voice messages related to gold smuggling can be sent. People who provide concrete information will receive suitable reward money, and their identity will be kept confidential.
( Source: BSF)