BSF seize huge quantity of narcotics

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By  Firstdespatch Desk   Mar 19, 2024

Agartala, Mar 19 (FD) Ahead of the parliamentary elections, the BSF has seized huge quantities of narcotics, worth more than three crore, from Shovapur, a village near the Indo-Bangla international border in Sepahijala district.

Acting on a tip-off, the BSF personnel raided the house of one Idris Mia in the village and recovered 70,000 Yaba Tablets worth Rs 3.5 Crore. Additionally from a vehicle there and Indian Currency amounting to Rs 2,23,800/- and also seized, the vehicle valued at Rs. 8,00,000/- resulting in a total seizure amounting to Rs. 3,60,23,800/-, a press statement issued by BSF said.

 However no one could be apprehended as they managed to escape before the arrival of the team.

The seized items have been handed over to the police. Subsequently, a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act was registered by PS Sonamura against the owner of the residence where the contraband was found. Further investigation is going on. FD JK