The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has seized a consignment of 16 kgs of ganja in an express train at Jolarpet railway station in Tirupattur on Wednesday.
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 RPF 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 two at the railway station. The team searched coaches of the express 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 around eight bundles of ganja.
Initial inquiry revealed that a gang of three persons got down at the railway station after they noticed a police team got into the train to search the coaches. They abandoned the consignment in the train and fled the spot. A case has been registered by Jolarpet RPF. Police also analysed CCTV footage to nab the gang that was involved in ganja smuggling. A probe is underway.
Published – May 21, 2026 05:30 am IST
