The Border Security Force (BSF) intercepted a 16-year-old youth while he was allegedly trying to cross the border at Phulbari in North Dinajpur on Thursday and seized 2.6 kilos of silver granules from his possession.
BSF sources said the youth, a resident of a village under Goaklpokhor police station, was trying to smuggle the silver granules to Bangladesh. Later, the BSF handed over him to the local police.
The BSF troops, sources said, carried out anti-smuggling drives in different areas of north Bengal on Thursday and Friday and have seized different items worth around Rs 8.22 lakh. Among the seized items include cattle, cough syrups and some other contraband items, BSF officials said.
In another incident, a resident of Chharkatola in Malda was arrested after fake notes amounting to Rs 3 lakh were allegedly recovered from his house on Thursday evening.
Police said 600 pieces of fake Indian currency notes (FICN) all in denomination of Rs 500, Rs 42,500 original Indian currency and Rs 642 in Bangladeshi Taka was seized from Anisur Rahaman’s house.
“It seems he is associated with a racket involved in smuggling of FICN. We need to interrogate him to gather more information,” said a police officer.
