Border Security Force seizes human hair meant to be smuggled to Bangladesh

 SHILLONG: Border Security Force (BSF) troopers in Meghalaya have seized 300 kg of human hair - worth Rs 30 lakh – that was meant to be smuggled to Bangladesh, an official said.

A BSF spokesman said that the human hair was seized after it was ferried from Shillong to bordering Jamador village, before being smuggled to Bangladesh through the riverine route along the South West Khasi Hills district.

"Bangladesh has emerged as a new transit corridor for human hair smuggling for further supply to China and Taiwan. Earlier Myanmar was used as a transit for illegal trade of human hair", the spokesman added.

Human hair is used in making wigs as these have huge international demand.

The BSF, which guards the 443-km India-Bangladesh border with Meghalaya, had seized 225 kg of human hair while it was being smuggled to Bangladesh in 2022. (IANS)

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