BSF foils cross-border smuggling of fish eggs stuffed inside cattle carcasses in West Bengal

In a surprising incident, a brand new methodology for smuggling fish eggs throughout the Indo-Bangladesh border, was revealed within the North 24 Parganas district of Bengal.

On Friday, vigilant personnel of the Border Safety Power (BSF) confirmed the South Bengal Frontier some suspicious actions within the river close to Golpara BOP in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.

The jawans noticed two carcasses of cattle floating within the Sadarpara Nala river.

Upon inspection, the jawans discovered that two carcasses of cattle contained a number of polythene baggage containing fish eggs.

Additional investigation revealed that every of the cattle was loaded into six baggage containing fish eggs and even soldering it so that folks wouldn’t take a look at it with suspicion.

BSF jawans of BOP Golpara seized 12 polythene baggage stuffed with fish eggs close to Sardarpara Nala. These fish baggage had been stuffed contained in the stomach of the 2 lifeless cattle and soldered. Prima Phek noticed that the lifeless cattle had been swimming with the movement of the tide, however once they had been examined, the contraband gadgets had been recovered, ”stated a senior BSF South Bengal Frontier official.

Sources say that the smugglers use such a modus operandi and drop the carcass into the river and it floats to the Bangladesh border with a tidal wave earlier than it gathers on the opposite aspect.

“Fish eggs are typically in excessive demand in Bangladesh, with which they put together dishes nonetheless; Smuggling of products is prohibited on the border. A senior BSF official stated, the typical value of seizure on the Indian border is Rs 48,000, when it reaches the Bangladeshi territory it’s offered at greater than 3 times the precise price.