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Guwahati, Jan 24 (PTI) Border Security Force’s Guwahati Frontier division has nabbed 141 Indian smugglers and 117 Bangladeshi smugglers in 2021 and also rescued 8,125 cattle, a senior officer said on Monday.<\/p>\n
BSF Inspector General (Frontier HQ) Sanjay Singh Gehlot said the force is deploying modern technology-based surveillance systems to prevent criminal and illegal activities along India’s international border with Bangladesh.<\/p>\n
“We have apprehended 141 Indian smugglers and 117 Bangladeshi smugglers during the period between January 26 last year and January 24, 2022,” he said at a press conference here.<\/p>\n
Gehlot claimed that infiltration into India from across the border has come down to almost nil due to joint initiatives taken by the BSF and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).<\/p>\n
“During the said period, the Guwahati Frontier has made a total seizure worth over Rs 11 crore. These include 8,125 cattle heads, contraband drugs and fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of face value of nearly Rs 4 lakh,” he added.<\/p>\n
The IG said BSF is having a close coordination with Assam Police to stop smuggling of cattle to Bangladesh.<\/p>\n
The Guwahati Frontier division guards 509 km of Indo-Bangla border along Coochbehar district in West Bengal and Dhubri and South Salmara-Mankachar districts in Assam with 11 battalions and one water wing.<\/p>\n
Gehlot said BSF has recently received government approval to deploy new technology for advanced surveillance along the border to prevent crime and illegal activities.<\/p>\n
“We are deploying new sensors, cameras, command control, drones and night vision equipment among other items to improve our border guarding capabilities. We are also replacing the old border fence with a better one. The new fence is not easier to cut open,” he added.<\/p>\n
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