After sugar and cattle, smugglers try to smuggle apples into Bangladesh via Meghalaya

Shillong, Oct 19: The India – Bangladesh border through Meghalaya is known for smuggling of clothes, cattle, coal, areca nut, timber, drugs and sugar but the latest item added to this list is apple!

Border Security Force (BSF) troops of Meghalaya Frontier intercepted and apprehended two Indian nationals near the international border in East Khasi Hills district on Friday. They also seized two vehicles loaded with large quantity of apple consignments meant for smuggling into Bangladesh.

Based on specific intelligence information, 04-battalion of BSF troops promptly acted and intercepted two Vehicles (Alto car and a Maruti Van) which were loaded with 40 boxes of apple consignments in Dawki -Lynkhat road in Pyrdwah bordering area.

Upon questioning, the drivers failed to justify carriage of the consignment besides failing to produce any valid documents pertaining to the consignment.

The apprehended persons along with the vehicle and consignments were handed over to Customs Pynursla.

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