The Border Security Force (BSF) Meghalaya, in joint operations with state police, seized more than 33 tonnes of sugar in the last 24 hours along the international border in South Garo Hills.
The sugar was intercepted before it could be smuggled over into Bangladesh.
Acting on specific information, jawans of the 200th Battalion in collaboration with Meghalaya police launched a joint operation, which led to the seizure of a large cache of sugar that had been stockpiled in an abandoned house near the Rongra area.
In another operation, a mobile check post party of the BSF intercepted a truck near Baghmara. The truck was suspected of carrying a large quantity of sugar meant for smuggling into Bangladesh. Upon being intercepted, the driver and co-driver fled the scene under the cover of darkness. The seized goods were later handed over to police for further necessary action.