Shillong: Troops of 04 Battalion under BSF Meghalaya seized 775 bottles of Phensedyl amounting appx Rs 1.6 lakhs from the International Border of West Jantia hills, Meghalaya that were meant to be smuggled to Bangladesh yesterday.
Phensedyl is a codeine-based cough syrup which is high in demand in Bangladesh to be consumed as a substitute for banned liquor. Since the commencement of this year, BSF Meghalaya seized more than 5000 bottles of phensedyl from Indo-Bangladesh Border.
Identifying the vulnerable routes and making the plan accordingly went a long way in tightening the noose on smugglers and discouraging their nefarious attempts.