68 kg of ganja seized from express train at Jolarpet railway station
Railway police seized 68 kg of ganja from an express train at Jolarpet railway station during a routine inspection. The suspects abandoned the bags and fled the scene, and authorities are currently reviewing CCTV footage to identify them.
Why it matters
This seizure is part of a broader law enforcement effort to curb the illegal transportation of narcotics via public rail infrastructure.
The Government Railway Police (GRP) seized 68 kg of ganja in an Express train at Jolarpet railway station in Tirupattur on Thursday.
Police said that, as part of a special drive against illegal transportation of narcotic substances and inflammable articles in trains under Operation Narcos, a team of GRP police personnel was conducting surprise checks in halted trains at the railway station.
The express train, which was on its way to Chennai, halted on platform one at the railway station. The team searched the coaches of the train, where they found two abandoned tourist bags in the luggage carrier of the general compartment in the train. When they opened the bag, they found bundles of ganja.
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