SEIZURE of FICN Rs 13,88,000 in AOR of BOP Mahwa in Amritsar Sector
Author(s): City Air NewsJalandhar, February 10, 2013: Border Security Force personnel have successfully seized FICN Rs.13,88,000 on Punjab border on Sunday at Border Out Post Mahwa of Amritsar Sector. Keeping in view the vulnerability...
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Feb 10, 2013 12:30
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Jalandhar, February 10, 2013: Border Security Force personnel have successfully seized FICN Rs.13,88,000 on Punjab border on Sunday at Border Out Post Mahwa of Amritsar Sector.
Keeping in view the vulnerability of Border from smuggling point of view, Aditya Mishra, Inspector General BSF has issued operational guidelines to further strengthen border domination so as to effectively check the menace of narcotics smuggling on Punjab border with Pakistan. Consequently BSF Field Units are maintaining enhanced vigil on border.
Today at about 0745 hrs, alert BSF troops during patrolling in the AOR of BOP Mahwa, Amritsar Sector found 5 packets in agricultural field near home side of Border Security Fencing in the alignment of BP No. 106/M. These packets were further checked in which FICN in the denomination of Rs. 1,000 and Rs.500 of the value of Rs. 13,88,000 (Rs.1000x890 and Rs. 500x996) were recovered.
The enhanced vigil of BSF troops has once again thwarted the attempt of smugglers/ANEs to smuggle narcotics/FICN into India.
In continuing with its drive against heightened activities of smugglers, BSF has made the following seizures and apprehensions on Punjab Border during the year 2013:
|
Heroin |
: |
35.730 Kgs |
|
FICN |
: |
Rs. 25,78,500 (including this seizure of Rs. 13,88,000) |
|
Weapons |
: |
1 |
|
Magazines |
: |
2 |
|
Ammunition |
: |
15 |
|
Indian smugglers apprehended |
: |
2. |
|
Pak nationals apprehended |
: |
3 |
|
Indian nationals apprehended |
: |
3 |
