BSF seizes 10 kg of tortoise shells

A total number of 900 bottles of Phensedyl and tortoise bones/shells weighing around 10 kg were seized from Indo-Bangla border in Malda, the BSF said today.
On December 20, 2016 specific information was received regarding smuggling of huge quantity of Phensedyl bottles from India to Bangladesh and accordingly a Special Operation was launched in the area of border outpost (BOP) Sasani, a BSF release said.
The operation managed to apprehend one person called Hilal Seikh alias Amir Khan (19) along with 10 Kg tortoise bone worth approximately Rs 70,000 and 900 bottles of Phensedyl worth around Rs1,04,400, the BSF release said.

The apprehended person along with seized items has been handed over to police station Kaliachak for further action.
The release also said that BSF South Bengal Frontier seized 1,76,402 Bottles of Phensedyl and in these operations 40 smugglers have also been apprehended during the current year 2016.