SHILLONG: Once again BSF troops deployed at Baghmara in South Garo Hills seized four rafts of logs from Simsang river. 78 pieces of logs measuring 267 Cft of wood worth more than Rs 10 lakh on international border were being smuggled to Bangladesh through Simsang river.
Due to rise in water level in river Simsang, smugglers are exploiting the flow of river towards Bangladesh for smuggling forest wood.
Logs concealed under the bamboo rafts are seized frequently from the flooded rivers/nullahs in Meghalaya. The BSF troops had to toil physically in order to drag these rafts out of the river as over flooded water bodies pose threat to life also.
80 bottles of liquor recovered
In an another incident BSF troops deployed at Tuka and Omkhawa under East Khasi Hills district seized 80 bottles of liquor while being smuggled to Bangladesh. Sensing the presence of the BSF troops, smugglers fled the spot taking advantage of darkness and rainy weather.
