BSF apprehends Bangladeshi woman, seizes foreign currency worth $30,000

Representational image. PTI[/caption]The BSF had received inputs about smuggling of foreign currency in Petrapole border outpost area, a BSF official said."Yesterday (Sunday) evening, the operation party observed suspicious movement of a lady near the international border outpost. Immediately, the operation party detained the lady named Hasina Alam, a resident of Bangladesh with the help of BSF mahila constable," the official said.The BSF seized $30,000, 1.75 lakh Bangladeshi Taka and medicine worth Rs 4 lakh, from her possession which were concealed inside a bag and undergarments.The apprehended Bangladeshi national and seized foreign currency along with other items were later handed over to local police for further legal action.During the year 2017, the south Bengal frontier of BSF has seized foreign currencies of different countries valued at approximately Rs 3.91 crores and apprehended two smugglers.