Indian Security Forces Seize Large Cache of Unripe Bananas Smuggled from India into Nepal

Rautahat. A large quantity of unripe bananas being smuggled into Nepal from the Indian border area connecting Rautahat and Bara has been seized by Indian security teams. Based on intelligence received from the intelligence setup of the 71st Battalion of the Indian Border Security Force (SSB), a joint security team conducted an operation near INB border pillar number 356-3 in the Pithwa village area at 9:30 PM on Monday.

According to the information received, the team from F Company Jamunia coordinated with the Jharokhar Police Post to jointly monitor the border. During this time, some individuals were seen coming from India towards Nepal carrying cartoons on their heads and via motorcycles.