BSF seizes Hilsa fish worth Rs 2.4 lakh near Bangladesh border

Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday seized 200 kg of prized Hilsa fish while being smuggled into India from Banglesh through border in West Bengal, an official said.

A BSF patrol team, on ticing that four-five persons were trying to we through a water body with los on ir hes towards India from Banglesh in Kalyani border outpost area, tried to stop m, official said.

y mand to flee spot leaving behind ir belongings, BSF official said, ding that team recovered four big plastic containers hidden under water hyacinth.

Total 200 kg Hilsa, worth around Rs 2,40,000 in Indian market, was found in containers, he said.

seized fish was handed over to customs office at Petrapole, official said.

BSF has seized 2,800 kg of Hilsa fish so far this year while being smuggled into India from Banglesh, he said.

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