Cooch Behar, Feb. 27 -- The Border Security Force (BSF), along with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) apprehended an Indian smuggler with approximately 5 quintals of Ganja on the Indo-Bangladesh international border in Cooch Behar, West Bengal.

The operation, carried out by the vigilant BSF troops of the 78th Battalion under the Guwahati Frontier, led to the destruction of around 5 acres of illegal cannabis cultivation, which was cut and subsequently burned.

The primary objective of this operation was to protect the local border population from the illegal cultivation of cannabis and to ensure that the youth of the area are kept away from drug-related activities. The BSF also aims to curb the smuggling of cannabis across the internatio...