(a) the number of cases of smuggling detected at the borders of the country during the last three years;
(b) the value and types of items seized in the said cases;
(c) the number of persons arrested for smuggling at the said borders;
(d) whether cross-border smuggling is going on even after deployment of jawans at the border; and
(e) if so, the r
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)
(a) to (c): The number of cases of smuggling detected at the borders of the country alongwith value of the items seized and number of persons arrested during the last three years are given at Annexure. The types of smuggled goods seized are arms, ammunition, drugs, wild life products, narcotics, FICN, Indian currency, other currency, prohibited items, forest product, cattles, gold, silver, antique idols, eatable, electronics, explosive, medicine, garments etc.
(d)&(e): To stop Cross-Border smuggling, the Government has adopted a multipronged approach. The arrangements include deployment of Border Guarding Forces (BGF), construction of border fence, construction of border
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roads, installation of floodlights, construction of Border Out Posts (BOPs), introduction of Hi-tech surveillance equipments, providing advanced weapons and Specialized Vehicles to Security Forces, action based on intelligence inputs etc.
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