From Kalimpong News
SNS, KOLKATA, 17 Oct:
About 130 villages lying close to the Indo-Bangladesh border have been identified as prone to smuggling of narcotic substances, fake Indian currency and other essential commodities including rice.
A senior BSF officer said the villages have been identified following an analysis of Intelligence inputs gathered by sleuths belonging to various State and Central agencies and arrests made by state police and border guarding force in the the last couple of years. Another startling revelation is that mostly women from these villages are involved in smuggling narcotic substances to Bangladesh and bringing counterfeit Indian currencies from there. Vigil has been made stringent along the border and a special watch is being kept pn these 130 villages, located within 50 yards of International Border. The officer added that the smuggling of drugs, counterfeit Indian currency and arms was discussed during the director general level meeting between BSF and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) held last month.
“When people from our territory cross over the border for either cattle grazing or to visit their relatives, they bring narcotic items to India in lieu of money,” said a senior BSF officer. Sealed consignment of narcotic items are handed over to them to deliver it to their agents in India. The Bangladeshi smugglers never disclose the names of their Indian accomplices, the officer added. The women drug traffickers never show interest to know the names of the receivers as they are paid in cash before delivery. Hiding the drug consignments in their clothes, the women evade jawans guarding the border, the officer added.
According to BSF sources, fake Indian currency worth Rs 86,41,290 have been seized on 2006 to August this year. In 2006, the BSF had seized counterfeit Indian currency worth Rs 9,37,900. A total 32 seizures were made in 2006. In 2007, the border guarding force of the country made 18 seizers of fake Indian currency of worth total Rs 6,95,300. In 2008, the BSF men seized counterfeit Indian currency of worth Rs 18,75,000 and registered 33 cases. In the next year, the BSF men recovered fake Indian currency of worth Rs 28,43,390 in total 39 cases of seizure.
Till August this year, 31 seizures of fake Indian currency have taken place on the border and the BSF jawans have seized about Rs 22 lakh fake Indian notes.
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