BSF recovers banned medicines, Indian and Bangladeshi currencies - The Times of India
AGARTALA: The Border Security Force (BSF), customs and Tripura police recovered a big consignment of banned medicines and a huge amount of Indian and Bangladeshi currencies from Gandhigram, on the outskirts Agartala in a midnight operation.
BSF spokesperson B S Rawat on Monday said acting on an intelligence input, the joint enforcement team stormed the house of one Nirmal Shil (40) of Gandhigram and recovered 289 bottles of Phensedyl and 160 bottles of Recodex worth Rs 62,000.
During the search, they also seized Indian currency of Rs 59,60,000 and Bangladeshi currency of Rs 2,39,200 Taka from Shil's house, Rawat said.
He said the medicines were stored in the house for smuggling to Bangladesh. Shil's house had become the trade centre of illegal business, he said. However, the accused is absconding.
BSF had launched an operation against smuggling at the beginning of the year and so far they have seized Phyansidyl worth crore of rupees and an equal amount of illegal and fake currencies from various parts of the state.
Meanwhile, police has intensified its operation against National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) as it has been reported that the outfit is reorganizing its outfit ahead of assembly poll to be held early next year.
Referring to the statement of the surrendered NLFT commander Barnajay Tripura (32), police said the outfit was collecting large sums of money for purchasing arms and ammunition from other militant groups of the region and conducting a recruitment drive .
AGARTALA: The Border Security Force (BSF), customs and Tripura police recovered a big consignment of banned medicines and a huge amount of Indian and Bangladeshi currencies from Gandhigram, on the outskirts Agartala in a midnight operation.
BSF spokesperson B S Rawat on Monday said acting on an intelligence input, the joint enforcement team stormed the house of one Nirmal Shil (40) of Gandhigram and recovered 289 bottles of Phensedyl and 160 bottles of Recodex worth Rs 62,000.
During the search, they also seized Indian currency of Rs 59,60,000 and Bangladeshi currency of Rs 2,39,200 Taka from Shil's house, Rawat said.
He said the medicines were stored in the house for smuggling to Bangladesh. Shil's house had become the trade centre of illegal business, he said. However, the accused is absconding.
BSF had launched an operation against smuggling at the beginning of the year and so far they have seized Phyansidyl worth crore of rupees and an equal amount of illegal and fake currencies from various parts of the state.
Meanwhile, police has intensified its operation against National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) as it has been reported that the outfit is reorganizing its outfit ahead of assembly poll to be held early next year.
Referring to the statement of the surrendered NLFT commander Barnajay Tripura (32), police said the outfit was collecting large sums of money for purchasing arms and ammunition from other militant groups of the region and conducting a recruitment drive .
