SSB thwarts smuggling attempt, liquor seized in Madhubani

Madhubani: Personnel of the 48th Battalion of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), stationed at Jaynagar, thwarted a liquor smuggling bid early on Tuesday morning near Baldiha village (Balua Tola) under Jaynagar police station area of the district.
The SSB jawans seized 833.4 litres of Nepali liquor, packed in 2,728 bottles, along with five motorcycles.
The jawan during a patrolling spotted some suspicious activities in an agricultural field. Seeing the SSB personnel, the smugglers abandoned their bikes on which the liquor was loaded and fled. The seized items were handed over to police of Jaynagar police station for further action. Police are trying to identify the smugglers.
This marks the second successful operation by the 48th Battalion in recent days.
On June 8, the SSB conducted two separate operations leading to the arrest of three people and seizure of a significant quantity of liquor.
In the second operation, two Nepali nationals were apprehended with 10 bottles of banned cough syrup.

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