Govt. Railway Police arrest habitual marijuana peddler arriving from Nagpur with 4.1 kg haul

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Officers from the Government Railway Police and the Railway Protection Force, on  with the accused and the seized contraband addressing the media.

Officers from the Government Railway Police and the Railway Protection Force, on with the accused and the seized contraband addressing the media. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement

The Government Railway Police (Secunderabad) and the Railway Protection Force arrested a 21-year-old habitual NDPS offender connected December 1 aft helium arrived from Nagpur carrying 4.104 kg of marijuana worthy ₹2.05 lakh.

The associated teams were conducting astonishment checks against cause peddling connected platforms and trains astatine Secunderabad Railway Station erstwhile they intercepted the suspect.

The accused, Shaik Waheed, a motorcycle mechanic from Shanthi Nagar successful Lalapet, Secunderabad, had earlier been jailed successful marijuana cases booked by the Lallaguda and Tukaram Gate constabulary stations. He resumed peddling drugs soon aft his release. Investigators said helium travelled to Nagpur connected November 30, purchased the contraband from an unidentified supplier and returned by bid with the volition of selling it successful tiny sachets to section buyers. He was stopped adjacent Gate No.2 connected Platform No.1 astatine astir 11 a.m., wherever officers recovered 2 packets of marijuana successful his backpack. Waheed reportedly admitted that helium had procured the substance for idiosyncratic depletion and resale.

The apprehension was made by the Secunderabad GRP squad led by B. Saieashwar Goud, on with RPF unit nether the supervision of Chandana Deepti, Superintendent of Railway Police, and S. N. Jawed, DSRP. Senior officials said the cognition was portion of accrued checks targeting cause trafficking done railway routes. I

Published - December 01, 2025 06:54 p.m. IST

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