SHILLONG: Keeping strict vigil at the borders of Meghalaya with Bangladesh, BSF troops once again foiled the attempt of cattle smuggling to Bangladesh in the area of Balughat, South West Garo Hills.
A BSF special ambush party while dominating the area observed suspicious movement of few persons along with cattle.
They immediately cordoned the area however the suspected miscreants fled towards Bangladesh taking advantage of dense forest and thick vegetation.
A thorough search was carried out following which 23 cattle were seized from the spot.
Meanwhile, in other incident, BSF troops deployed at Hangaria, East Jaintia Hills seized more than 10 thousand bundles of bidi from the bordering area.
The special Ambush party of BSF had laid a trap while some smugglers along with seized items were proceeding towards Bangladesh through a thickly vegetated area. The BSF party exercised due restraint and challenged the smugglers to stop but they fled towards Bangladesh. A thorough search was carried out following which the bidi was seized from the Indo-Bangladesh border.
