BSF Guwahati Foils Currency Smuggling Operation At India-Bangladesh Border

GUWAHATI: In a significant development, officials announced that troops of the Guwahati Frontier's Border Security Force (BSF) had successfully foiled an attempt to smuggle foreign money along the Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district.

Based on reliable intelligence, BSF soldiers prevented 100,000 Bangladeshi Taka and a whopping $103,800 USD, worth almost Rs 89 lakh, from being smuggled into Bangladesh from India.

According to reports, the region's vigilant troops swiftly took action to capture those responsible after detecting suspicious activity during usual patrolling.

In a post on X, BSF Guwahati stated, “BSF troops of @BSF_Guwahati Ftr foiled foreign currency smuggling attempt at the International border of Dist-Coochbehar(WB) & seized 1,03,800 USD currency value approx. Rs. 89 Lakh & 100,000/- Bangladesh Taka being smuggled from India to Bangladesh.”

In a similar case, two individuals, Gobinda Barman and Chandan Ray, were arrested in Dhubri, Assam, for possessing counterfeit Indian currency notes. Residents of Matiapara village in Kokrajhar district, they were apprehended in Haripur under Tamarhat Police Station's jurisdiction.

Authorities seized two fake currency notes, 1,500 sheets of blank paper, and chemicals suspected to be used in producing counterfeit money. A scooter believed to facilitate their operations was also confiscated.

The seized items have been secured for investigation as authorities aim to uncover a broader counterfeit currency network and identify additional suspects involved in the operation.

Last month, a joint operation by the police and CRPF’s 147th Battalion in Assam's Hailakandi district led to the seizure of fake currency notes worth Rs. 1.05 lakh. Conducted in Abdullahpur Part II under Lala Police Station, the raid resulted in the arrest of Abul Hussain Barbhuiya, a betel nut trader, with 210 counterfeit Rs. 500 notes.

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