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Maligaon: Railway Protection Force (RPF) of North Eastern Railway (NFR) recovered 110 kg ganja worth Rs 11 lakh on November 4 and 5.
The contraband was recovered from unclaimed bags during routine checks and drives at Lumding and Jalpaiguri Road railway stations under NFR.
On November 4, Lumding’s RPF team conducted a check on the Avadh Assam Express from Dibrugarh to Lumding railway station. During the inspection, five undisclosed bags containing 12 packets of ganja were recovered.
The ganja weighs 80 kilograms and is valued at around 8 lakhs. The seized ganja was handed over to Government Railway Police (GRP), Lumding for further action.
On the same day, the Jalpaiguri RPF team drove a vehicle to the Jalpaiguri Road railway station. The team seized 11 packets of Ganja weighing 11 kg and valued at Rs 1.10 lakhs. The seized ganja was handed over to GRP Maynaguri.
On November 5, Lumding RPF team conducted a surprise inspection of Tinsukia–SMVB Bengaluru Express at Lumding railway station. During the operation, 23 packets of Ganja weighing 19 kg and valued at 1.90 Lakhs were seized. Ganja was transferred to Lumding GRP.
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