Border Security Force has apprehended a Bangladeshi involved in the smuggling of sugar to Bangladesh along the International Border in the East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.
The BSF said that on October 15, alert troops of the 4th Battalion BSF observed suspicious movement near the International Border involving some Bangladeshi smugglers carrying head loads.
When challenged by the BSF, one smuggler, identified as Muhammad Hussain Ahmad, a resident of Sylhet District, Bangladesh, was apprehended with bags of sugar, while the others managed to escape, taking advantage of the thick vegetation and undulating terrain, said the BSF.
The apprehended individual, along with the seized items, was handed over to Pynursla Police Station for further legal action, BSF said.
