AGARTALA, Jan 15 (TIWN): In a major breakthrough on secret information by source of Sh N P Singh, DC (G) BSF Gokulnagar, on 15/01/2017 a special joint operation comprising BSF and DPF Custom seized a Truck bearing No. NL 02 Q 0411 near Amatali on Amtali-Khayerpur by pass road.

Acting on information of BSF G Branch Gokulnagar, the joint ops was planned by BSF troops of 195 Bn of BOP Nischintpur and G Officials of BSF Sector Gokulnagar along with DPF Custom Agartala and  in early hours of 15^th Jan’ 2017, a Truck bearing No. NL 02 Q 0411 near Amatali on Amtali-Khayerpur by pass road. Owner of the Truck was also apprehended. During search by joint team large quantity of Phensedyle/Eskul Cough Syrup ( about 29700 bottles of 100ml each) having market value of about      28 lacs was seized along with Onion which was brought in Truck to conceal  contraband drug consignment. Owner/Driver of the truck Haradhan Pawanbashi Datta (47 years) resident of Nagpur, Maharashtra was apprehended along with three Mobile Phones and 04 SIMs.

            Later learnt that above consignment was loaded from somewhere at Indore, Madhya Pradesh a week ago and was supposed to be delivered at Goal Market, Maharajganj Bazar at Agartala. Few days back during beginning of 2017 also a godown was raided jointly by BSF and Police in Indranagar area Agartala, on information of secret source of BSF, from where large quantity of Phensedyle was seized and owner of godown Apu Chakraborty involved in illegal Phensedyle business was arrested.

            Phensedyle and other cough syrup having codeine phosphate are smuggled to Bangladesh through unfenced border areas of Tripura. In Bangladesh demand of Phensedyle and other such cough syrups is high as these cough syrups are used for intoxication in Bangladesh.

            It is worth to mention here, that intelligence branch of BSF Gokulnagar is actively keeping close watch on such vehicles carrying contraband items on NH-44 through their well built intelligence network.