In an operation on Sunday, BSF apprehended five Indian nationals including one minor at an area under the Border outpost (BOP) Harnakhola under West Tripura district while they were trying to exfiltrate to Bangladesh.

In a press statement issued by the BSF Tripura Frontier headquarters said this, adding that all detained  Indian nationals are members of one family and resident of South Ramnagar, Agartala.  

In a separate operation BSF troops seized 2000 pieces of Yaba tablets, 146 kg Ganja, 350 kg Sugar, 225 bottles of Phensedyl and other contrabands  worth Rs. 35 Lakhs .

The troop in its statement said BSF has stepped up domination and operation along the border in Tripura to prevent infiltration/ exfiltration and trans-border crime.