Woman passenger held with suspected ganja in Keralam’s Kozhikode
A woman from West Bengal was arrested at the Kozhikode railway station in Kerala after being found with 19 kg of ganja. Authorities suspect she procured the contraband from Andhra Pradesh, marking another incident in a series of recent drug smuggling attempts on the Chennai–Mangaluru Express.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing challenges in inter-state drug trafficking and the effectiveness of railway security enforcement.
A woman passenger from West Bengal was arrested with 19 kg of ganja at Kozhikode railway station on Sunday. The accused was identified as Minoti Sardar.
Railway Protection Force (RPF) officers said the woman was travelling in the general coach of the Chennai–Mangaluru Express with the contraband. They said a flash inspection conducted by the Government Railway Police (GRP) and the RPF in the morning led to the seizure of the ganja and the arrest of the woman.
GRP sources said the woman was suspected of having procured the stock from Andhra Pradesh. They said she had been involved in similar smuggling attempts earlier.
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