Police arrest one, seize six ganja packets in Penukonda
Police in Andhra Pradesh arrested a suspect carrying six packets of ganja at the Penukonda railway station. The arrest was part of an ongoing 'EAGLE on Train' operation aimed at curbing drug smuggling on transit routes.
Why it matters
This reflects ongoing efforts by regional law enforcement to combat narcotics trafficking through public transportation networks.
In a swift operation against narcotics, the police intercepted a suspect allegedly carrying six small packets of ganja at Penukonda railway station in Sri Sathya Sai district on Friday (September 11, 2026). The crackdown was part of the ongoing ‘EAGLE on Train’ drive, launched across train routes in Penukonda, Dharmavaram and Hindupur.
Speaking to the media here, Superintendent of Police S. Satish Kumar said that special police teams carried out intensive searches across several train compartments. Additional SP (Hindupur) K.V. Mahesh led the integrated search operation involving Railway Protection Force (RPF), Armed Reserve, civil police and a specialised sniffer dog unit.
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