BSF and RPF foil gold smuggling bid in West Bengal, seizing Rs 57.6 lakh worth of gold and 89.4 kgs of ganja

Kolkata: In a joint operation by Border Security Force (BSF)-RPF a gold smuggling bid in Nadia district was foiled while a woman was arrested with gold worth Rs 57.6 lakh while in a separate operations, 89.4 kgs of Ganja was seized in Nadia and North 24 districts.

BSF troops deployed along the India-Bangladesh international border in West Bengal’s Nadia district foiled a gold smuggling attempt based on intelligence input. “As part of this operation, the BSF in a joint operation with Railway protection Force (RPF) apprehended a female smuggler red-handed at Ranaghat Railway Station with five gold biscuits weighing 583 grams. The estimated market value of the seized gold is Rs 57.68 lakh, BSF said in a statement.

On 22 July, BSF received an alert that a woman was transporting a consignment of gold via train for smuggling purposes. Acting swiftly on the tip-off, a BSF team tracked the suspected woman and informed the Railway Protection Force (RPF) in Nadia’s Ranaghat, an official said. The RPF officials stopped the woman at Ranaghat Railway Station and brought her to the RPF office for questioning. During the search, five gold biscuits weighing a total of 583 grams were recovered from her.


During a joint interrogation by BSF and RPF, the woman confessed that she had received a call from a man instructing her to deliver the consignment and she was promised Rs 1,000 for the task. She was directed to deliver it to a person at Simurali Railway Station.

Public Relations Officer of BSF South Bengal Frontier N K Pandey expressed satisfaction over the success of the operation and appealed to the residents of border areas to immediately share any information related to gold smuggling via BSF’s "Seema Saathi" helpline number 14419 or WhatsApp number 9903472227 through text or voice message.

He assured that credible information will be rewarded and the identity of the informer will be kept strictly confidential.

Meanwhile, South Bengal Frontier of Border Security Force (BSF), deployed along the India-Bangladesh international border in North 24 Parganas and Nadia districts, thwarted multiple attempts to smuggle narcotics through vigilant monitoring and swift action. During these operations, a total of 89.4 kilograms of Ganja was seized.

The seized narcotics have been handed over to the concerned authorities following the necessary legal procedures.

Pandey said due to BSF’s “continuous surveillance and strategic operations, major smuggling attempts are being foiled. BSF remains dedicated to ensuring the security of border areas through rigorous monitoring and precise operations.”