Cross-border terror along Indo-Bhutan border controlled: SSB

Cross border terrorism on the Indo-Bhutan border along Arunachal Pradesh has been controlled after SSB Tezpur Frontier set up its three Border Out Posts (BOPs) in Arunachal, a senior officer said.
SSB Tezpur Frontier Inspector General Sarwan Kumar told PTI that there was no movement of terrorists along the international border area following the BOPs.
On earlier reports of militant outfits, specially National Democratic Front of Boroland Songbijit faction NDFB(S), taking shelter in the dense forests bordering Bhutan, Kumar said after setting up of the BOPs in Arunachal Pradesh towards Kalaktang no movement of insurgents have been detected.
He said Bhutan has also set up permanent border outposts manned to ensure full security cover.

Arunachal Pradesh shares about 700 km border with Bhutan and out of this 217 km area is manned by the SSB.
Stating that huge quantities of narcotics substances like cannabis and others totalling 1,300 kg worth Rs 11 crore were seized, Kumar said the SSB Tezpur Frontier also conducted operations in various areas and seized Rs 1.12 lakh fake currency notes, Rs 6.71 crore worth timber and above Rs 15 lakh worth wild life materials, besides destroying 31 acres of cannabis plantation at Kalaktang.
According to SSB officers, the force was also working to increase the number of women in its combat force.

The force has 67 battalions on ground at present (about 67,000 personnel) and in the next two years it would raise more such contingents to increase its number to 73 battalions, they added.