RAUTAHAT, Feb 11: Security arrangement has been beefed up at Rautahat border point in view of the March 5 elections to House of Representatives to prevent unlawful activities during the elections.
Local residents mentioned that security agencies have intensified surveillance along the Nepal-India border to curb the illegal entry of weapons, ammunition, explosives, firecrackers and narcotics from across the border.
According to them, the increased vigilance has reportedly disrupted smuggling networks operating along the border area.
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Chief of Rautahat police and Superintendent of Police (SP) Sitaram Rijal shared that they have strengthened coordination among the security agencies so as to maintain law and order as well as to ensure that voters can exercise their franchise rights without fear and intimidation.
SP Rijal observed that security mechanism in the district become more robust and alert in the recent weeks. He added that seizures of illegally imported goods and tax-evaded items have notably increased.
Likewise, Chief of Area Police Office, Simraungadh, Police Inspector Krishnadev Prasad Sah informed that with the election-centric stricter border security measures in place, smuggling and illegal trade activities have noticeably come down.
According to him, there is a rise in arrests of individuals involved in illegal cross-border activities through unofficial routes, claiming that the crackdown has contributed in restoring a sense of security in the local community.
Meanwhile, the Area Police Office reported that in the last 3 months, four absconding convicts were nabbed, 18 cases were filed and four people were detained for possessing nearly 80 km marijuana.
Likewise, police here also seized 46,000 tablets of narcotic drugs, hydrochloride, during this period.
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