By The Hindu Bureau
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the Narcotics Intelligence Bureau CID (NIB-CID) seized 12 kg of ganja from a Kerala-bound train at Coimbatore railway station on Wednesday.
The RPF said that it conducted a joint drive along with sleuths from the NIB-CID against drugs and other contraband substances at Coimbatore railway station on Wednesday. They searched coaches of Sabari Express (17230), which runs between Secunderabad and Thiruvananthapuram, as it arrived at the station at 8 a.m.
They noticed a white colour bag that was left unattended in a suspicious manner near the lavatory of an unreserved coach. No passengers in the coach claimed ownership of the bag when the personnel enquired with them. They opened the bag and found that it was stuffed with ganja. The contraband weighed around 12 kg, fetching a market value of about ₹6 lakh.
The NIB-CID took custody of the contraband and registered a case under Sections 8 (c) read with 20 (b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. Further investigation is on.