- विज्ञापन -
Kolkata: The railway protection force in Kolkata on Monday claimed to seize 2.115 kg of narcotics, suspected to be Brown Sugar, from a passenger of the Katihar-Howrah Express train at Malda Town station under “Operation Narcos” on Sunday evening.
Official sources said that if the substance turns out to be Brown Sugar after forensic tests, the seizure will be worth Rs 10 crore, one of the biggest such haul by railway security forces in recent times.
In a statement Kausik Mitra, CPRO, Eastern Railway said that there was a tip-off regarding the transportation of contraband on a train to Howrah. The RPF and GRP made preparations accordingly and carried out a search on the 13034 Katihar-Howrah Express after it stopped at Malda Town station at 6.10 p.m.
“A man matching the description in the intelligence tip was spotted in the general compartment at the rear end of the train. A search of his luggage led to the seizure of the material in five packets. The man has been taken into custody.”
According to an RPF official, the accused attempted to flee but was overpowered by the security personnel present. The GRP took possession of the suspected narcotics on the spot in the presence of M.K. Ray, assistant sub-inspector, RPF Post, Malda.
Subsequently, a case was registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. The accused was produced before a court on Monday and remanded to police custody. The police and officials of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) will be questioning him for details about the source of the drugs.
