By Our Reporter
Shillong, July 15: The BSF seized 7 boats fitted with country made engines and loaded with huge quantity of sugar in the border area of West Jaintia Hills, on Friday.
The seized items were purportedly to be smuggled to Bangladesh through the international border of the district.
Acting on specific tip-off, alert BSF troops noticed some suspicious movements of boats in Harai River near BOP Jaliakhola. On being challenged by BSF, the Bangladeshi miscreants jumped into the river and swam across to Bangladesh, abandoning their boats.
During the operation, the troop seized seven boats fitted with country-made engines and sacks full of sugar weighing 29000 kg and worth more than Rs 11 Lakhs.
The seized items were handed over to custom office Dawki for further action.
