Railway Protection Force of NFR seizes ganja and contraband mobile phones

GUWAHATI: The Dog Squad of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the Northeast Frontier (NF) Railway helped in recovering a huge quantity of ganja and mobile handsets while conducting drives against carrying of contraband articles at the Badarpur Railway Station from June 28 till July 1. According to a press release, ganja weighing about 15.5 kg and worth Rs 1.55 lakh and 24 mobile handsets worth Rs 2.4 lakh were recovered during the checking.

In an incident on June 28, the RPF Dog Squad at Badarpur conducted a drive against contraband articles in Train No 15663 (Agartala-Silchar Express). During the drive, they detected one unclaimed bag. On opening the bag, they found three packets of ganja weighing about 7.5 kg and worth approximately Rs 75,000. In another incident on June 30, the same Dog Squad, while conducting a drive on Train No 15663, detected one unclaimed trolley bag. On opening the bag, they found five packets of ganja weighing about 5 kg and worth approximately Rs 50,000. In another incident on the same day on the same train, the same Dog Squad detected one unclaimed bag. On opening the bag, they found one packet containing 24 old and used android mobile phone handsets worth about Rs 2.4 lakh. Later, the recovered ganja and mobile handsets were handed over to Officer in-Charge (OC) of the Government Railway Police (GRP), Badarpur for further action.

Moreover, in a recent incident on July 1, the RPF Dog Squad at Badarpur while checking in Train No. 15663 detected one unclaimed bag inside the toilet of a coach. On opening the bag, they found two packets of ganja weighing about 3 kg and worth approximately Rs 30,000. Later, the recovered ganja was handed over to the OC of GRP, Badarpur for further action. It is evident that the fully-trained dog squad of the RPF is helping to detect suspicious luggage containing contraband items. RPF remains always alert at railway premises and keeps vigil on any suspected activities and elements.

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