# Railway teams seize ganja consignments in Tamil Nadu and Bengaluru 2026-08-06T21:40:50+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Railway authorities seized two separate ganja consignments at stations in southern India this week. The Government Railway Police recovered 68 kg of ganja from two abandoned tourist bags on an express train at Jolarpet in Tamil Nadu on Thursday, The Hindu reports. Police said three suspected smugglers fled after seeing officers enter the train and are being traced through CCTV footage. In Bengaluru, the Railway Protection Force and excise department seized 19.2 kg of ganja-infused chocolates worth about Rs 48,500 at Banaswadi station on Wednesday, The Times of India reports. The Bengaluru man carrying the red suitcase was arrested and booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. The Jolarpet case remains under investigation. Both seizures took place under Operation Narcos, a railway drive against narcotics trafficking and other offences. ## Coverage - thehindu.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Drug smuggling, Ganja seizure, Jolarpet, Operation Narcos, railway police Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/grp-seizes-68-kg-of-ganja-from-express-train-at-jolarpet/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/grp-seizes-68-kg-of-ganja-from-express-train-at-jolarpet/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.