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GRP Seizes 68 Kg of Ganja from Express Train at Jolarpet
The Government Railway Police seized 68 kg of ganja from an express train at Jolarpet railway station in Tirupattur on Thursday, The Hindu reports. The train was travelling to Chennai and had…
The Story in Brief
The Government Railway Police seized 68 kg of ganja from an express train at Jolarpet railway station in Tirupattur on Thursday, The Hindu reports. The train was travelling to Chennai and had halted on platform one when police searched its coaches under Operation Narcos, a drive against narcotics and inflammable materials on trains.
Police found the consignment in two abandoned tourist bags kept in the luggage carrier of a general compartment. An initial inquiry indicated that three people left the train after seeing the police search team and fled, abandoning the bags. The GRP has registered a case, examined CCTV footage and begun efforts to identify the suspected smuggling gang.
The Indian Opinion
The seizure shows why checks at railway stations matter, but it does not prove that the entire smuggling network has been disrupted. The abandoned bags and CCTV footage may help police identify the three suspects, yet the case will turn on arrests, the supply chain and evidence linking individuals to the ganja. The next concrete test is whether the GRP can make arrests and establish who owned the 68 kg consignment.
Source: thehindu.com
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