AGARTALA, May 8 (TIWN): Along with theft case, robbery illegal intrusion of smugglers and smuggling is on a rise across the Indo-Bangla border and especially at Dharmanagar with reports of cattle smuggling from those areas.

After Bisalgarh and Sonamura the smugglers have now opted for an alternative road through Dharmanagar to carry out their smuggling racket of contraband goods. It is alleged that cows are smuggled from Dharmanagar and are sold in Bangladesh.

Due to the expansion of wire fences work in most of the parts of the border area of Bisalrgarh and sonamura sub-division the smuggling racket of contraband goods has shifted to Khowai prohormura area.

Smuggling of Phensedyl a cough syrup, with an exceedingly high dose of codeine and other contraband items are increasing day by day in the state. A section of people alleged that due to the under table connection between police and smugglers the police are not doing anything to stop the smuggling of Phensedyl and contraband items.

With the expansion of the border fencing work at Bisalgarh and Sonamura, the security measures has also increased which has put a stop to the smuggling business through these areas and has shifted to Khowai.

Due to the deep hand in the smuggling business between the police and BSF every day contraband items worth lakhs and lakhs of rupees are being intruded to Bangladesh as it brings huge income.

Illegal intrusion of the extremist, smuggling of contraband items and cattle’s across Tripura to Bangladesh and vice-versa has become an everyday-issue. Despite the wire fencing across the border smuggling is on a crest for transporting the prohibited goods.

It has been prolonged many days that the smuggling of cow has been going on but no initiative has been taken to curb the rising smuggling in the area, complained the locals.

People have shown resentment saying that the continuous smuggling in the sub-division tension prevails in the area and leading people to face huge loss in the business.

Most of the residences in the area are dependent over milk business or farming. Therefore, the continuous smuggling has brews resentment among the public of the area.

However, despite of strict vigilance in the border areas which includes both the fencing and non-fence areas the smuggling of illegal items goes rampant in various areas of the State.