The gang is out of the grip of agencies, its range extends from Maharajganj to Bahraich. Awakening
Jagran correspondent, Gorakhpur. Despite the vigilance of the security agencies deployed on the Nepal border, the network of drug smugglers is continuously getting stronger. Despite the recovery of large quantities of ganja, charas, heroin and smack every year, the agencies have not yet been successful in breaking the smuggling network completely.
The figures of cases registered in the districts bordering the border testify that even after the action, the routes and methods of smugglers are constantly changing. In Maharajganj district adjacent to the border, 30 cases have been registered in the year 2025, in which 40 accused have been arrested. Similarly, in Siddharthnagar district, 30 NDPS cases have been registered in the year 2025, in which 38 smugglers have been caught.
In Bahraich district, 53 accused have been arrested in 48 cases. The figures clearly indicate that even though cases are being registered, the smuggling network remains active. Investigations by security agencies have revealed the fact that drug smuggling gangs avoid main roads and check posts and use unpaved roads and footpaths.
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Ganja, hashish and heroin are easily transported across the border through the fields, forests and river bank areas of border villages. There is neither permanent surveillance nor adequate provision of technical resources on these routes. In most of the cases, the carriers of smuggling are caught, while the leaders of the network remain safe across the border. For this reason, even after every arrest, the network gets activated again. A big challenge before the security agencies. Stopping smuggling on the Nepal border remains a constant challenge for the agencies. Taking advantage of the geographical location, open borders and limited resources of the border areas, smugglers create new routes. Agencies believe that unless a strategy is made to break the network at the interstate and international level, it will be difficult to control smuggling through seizures and arrests alone.