Cross Border Crime News - Latest Updates & Headlines
BSF strikes major blow to cross-border narco network in Punjab
Chandigarh, Dec 8: Demonstrating high levels of vigilance, precision and operational excellence, Border Security Force (BSF) troops achieved significant success against cross-border narco-smuggling along the Punjab frontier.
Punjab Police bust cross-border smuggling module; 5 kg heroin seized
Chandigarh, Dec 1: Amid the ongoing drive to make Punjab a drug-free state, the Punjab Police's Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar has busted a cross-border narcotics smuggling module with the arrest of its one operative and recovered 5 kg heroin from his possession, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Monday.
Bengal: Smuggler arrested; gold valued more than Rs 2.45 crore seized
Kolkata, Oct 28: The Border Security Force (BSF) foiled a major gold smuggling attempt across the Indo-Bangladesh Border by arresting a smuggler and seizing gold worth more than Rs 2.45 crore from him in the North 24-Parganas district of West Bengal.
BSF apprehends minor with 11 gold biscuits along India-Bangladesh border
Kolkata, Oct 23: The Border Security Force (BSF) has apprehended a minor boy with 11 gold biscuits along the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB) in the North 24-Parganas district of West Bengal.
South Korean woman found dead in Vietnam near Cambodian border: Police
Seoul, Oct 15: A South Korean woman was found dead in Vietnam near the border with Cambodia last week under unclear circumstances, police said Wednesday.
BSF foils smuggling attempts in Ferozepur; drones and armed suspect apprehended
Ferozepur, May 23: Border Security Force (BSF) has thwarted multiple cross-border smuggling attempts in Punjab's Ferozepur district, recovering two drones and apprehending an armed suspect, said a statement from BSF, Punjab Frontier.
41st Battalion SSB nabs Bangladeshi national attempting illegal entry into India via Nepal border
Panitanki, May 15: The Special Patrolling Party of 'C' Coy, 41st Battalion, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), apprehended a Bangladeshi national attempting to cross illegally into India from Nepal near Border Pillar No. 90/1, approximately 800 meters inside Indian territory in the Panitanki border area of Darjeeling district.
Top BSF official emphasises need for heightened vigilance on Indo-B'desh border
Guwahati, May 14: BSF's Additional Director General (ADG) Mahesh Kumar Agrawal during a review meeting highlighting the changing scenario in Bangladesh and the current security challenges on the India-Pakistan border, emphasised the need for heightened alertness and vigilance on the India-Bangladesh border, officials said on Wednesday.
Mobile SIMs secured through fake documents a new headache for security agencies: Official
Kolkata, March 1: Mobile SIM cards secured through forged Indian identity documents by the cross-border criminals active along India's international borders with Bangladesh, especially in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, have become a new headache for the security agencies.
40 Chinese nationals repatriated from Thailand in joint crackdown on illegal immigration
Beijing, Feb 27: Forty Chinese nationals involved in illegal immigration were repatriated from Thailand on Thursday in a coordinated effort to combat cross-border crime and safeguard the legitimate rights of Chinese citizens, according to China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS).
Nearly 864 km of India-Bangladesh border yet to be fenced: MoS Nityanand Rai
New Delhi, February 4: In response to queries raised by Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Sajda Ahmed over the fencing of the India-Bangladesh border, Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said that nearly 864.482 kilometres of the border was yet to be fenced and it includes a length of 174.514 km of non-feasible gap.
India observed all protocols while border fencing, expects Dhaka to help combat crimes: MEA conveys to Bangladesh envoy
New Delhi, January 13: India conveyed to Bangladesh Acting High Commissioner to India, Md Nural Islam, that New Delhi observed "all protocols and agreements" with regard to security measures at the border, including while fencing, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday.
Top Jammu region police officials discuss narcotics smuggling, cross-border activities, organised crime
Jammu, Jan 6: Additional Director General of Police, Jammu, Anand Jain, on Monday reviewed the status of crime investigations in the Jammu district, focusing on narcotics smuggling, illegal cross-border activities, and organised crime.
Punjab: BSF recovers 'narco-drone' from border village in Amritsar
Amritsar, January 5: In a crackdown against narco-drones, Border Security Force on Sunday recovered a quadcopter (drone) from a sugarcane field along the border in Amritsar district, according to a press statement.