The lure for a few more rupees gets the people moving to-and-fro across what is politically defined as the border between two sovereign countries. The border marks the point at which one country’s jurisdiction ends and another country’s begins. And as different countries, the economy may run on different lines, the rules

and regulations vary and so on. In all this, the smugglers thrive on transporting goods which may have the illegal, prohibited tag or skip the customs point for that extra earning. Hence, there’s always a cat-and-mouse game between the law enforcement agency and the runners. The laws of the country has to be enforced and revenue generated so the smugglers’ game has to be stopped.

As observations go, smuggling is a multi-billion rupee business. So, those engaged in it do not give up easily. They even go to the extent of putting heat on the police patrol team along he Araniko Highway, the road through which goods are smuggled from Tatopani on the Nepal-China border. One had heard about the police-smuggler nexus but here the duty conscious personnel do not find the going to be smooth. Can’t blame the police for their bid to stop illegal activities. Keep it up, despite all odds!