Kolkata Dec 17 (IANS) Border Security Force personnel seized around 60 kg of ganja (cannabis) near the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal s Nadia district after a clash with smugglers a BSF officer said on Sunday.
Acting on a tip-off the troopers from Hoogly district s Meghna border outpost had laid a vigil near the border on Saturday evening when they saw a gang of 15-20 people with head-loads and stopped them.
"The gang attacked our men with sharp weapons compelling them to fire three stun grenades and a chili grenade to resist the miscreants. The smugglers managed to escape leaving away the head loads " Naveen Chouhan Deputy Commandant in BSF s south Bengal frontier said in a press release.
"Nearly 60 kg of ganja was recovered by the BSF from 15 gunny bags left behind by the smugglers. It has been handed over to Jalangi customs office " he added.
The south Bengal frontier of the BSF has seized 803 kg of ganja and apprehended nine smugglers including five Bangladeshis in different operations so far in 2017.
--IANS
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