News:2024-08-28/Trafficking/bsf-arrest-a-man-with-40-kg-of-ganja-on-the-cooch-behar-border

News record28 August 2024Trafficking

BSF arrest a man with 40 kg of ganja on the Cooch Behar border

ANI reported that Border Security Force troops of the 157 Battalion arrested an Indian man during a search operation in the border area of Cooch Behar district. The report said 40 kg of ganja and 150 bottles of prohibited cough syrup were seized, and that the consignment was meant to be moved from India into Bangladesh. The arrested man and the seized goods were handed to the local police. The same report describes separate operations recovering cough syrup and cattle, which are not part of this event.

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Date28 Aug 2024

CategoryTrafficking

CountryIndia

State / provinceWest Bengal

District / areaCooch Behar

AgencyBorder Security Force, 157 Bn

Coordinates26.28, 89.35

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2024-08-28 Trafficking BSF arrest a man with 40 kg of ganja on the Cooch Behar border ANI reported that Border Security Force troops of the 157 Battalion arrested an Indian man during a search operation in the border area of Cooch Behar district. The report said 40 kg of ganja and 150 bottles of prohibited cough syrup were seized, and that the consignment was meant to be moved from India into Bangladesh. The arrested man and the seized goods were handed to the local police. The same report describes separate operations recovering cough syrup and cattle, which are not part of this event. https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/west-bengal-bsf-arrests-smuggler-with-40-kg-ganja-150-bottles-of-prohibited-cough-syrup-in-cooch-behar20240828175953/ India West Bengal Cooch Behar 26° 16' 48.00" N, 89° 21' 0.00" E Border Security Force, 157 Bn https://d3lzcn6mbbadaf.cloudfront.net/media/details/ sized /ANI-20240828122941-thumbnail-320x180-70.jpg