Maligaon, October 1 (MExN): The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Northeast Frontier Railway has recovered contraband goods worth more than Rs 1.72 crore and apprehended one person between September 27 to 29.
A press release from the NFR said that in an incident on September 27, RPF team of Guwahati conducted a drive in train No. 20501 DN at Guwahati Railway Station. In course of drive, they seized one unclaimed trunk from a coach and recovered 12 kgs of ganja valued about Rs 1.2 lakh. The recovered bag was handed over to OC/GRP/Guwahati for further course of action.
In another incident, RPF team of Kamakhya while checking at Kamakhya Railway Station recovered a backpack containing about 31 kgs of ganjaworth Rs 3.19 lakh. The recovered ganja was handed over to Narcotics Control Bureau/Guwahati for further course of action.
On September 29, acting on information RPF team of Lumding and Tinsukia conducted a search in the train no. 15960 at Lumding Railway Station. During the search a suspected person was found with a bag. On opening the bag 421.86 grams of brown sugar valued about Rs 1.68 crore was recovered.
The recovered brown sugar along with the apprehended person was later handed over to OC/GRP/Lumding for further course of action.
