Daijiworld Media Network - Kolkata

Kolkata, Nov 2: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday arrested a smuggler and seized gold biscuits worth Rs 55.35 lac from his possession along the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB) in Murshidabad district, West Bengal.

According to a senior BSF official, troops of the 71 Battalion deployed at the Boyraghat Border Outpost (BOP) acted on a specific intelligence tip-off about an attempt to smuggle gold through their area of jurisdiction.

“At around 10 a.m., the alert troops spotted a man approaching on a motorcycle. Finding his movements suspicious, they stopped and searched him thoroughly,” the official said.

During the search, two gold biscuits and two small gold pieces were found hidden inside the motorcycle’s footrest. The man was then taken to the

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