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The Government Railway Police (GRP) astatine Katpadi successful Vellore and the Kaveripakkam constabulary successful Ranipet person seized a total consignment of 30 kg of ganja during abstracted astonishment checks connected Friday (February 27, 2026).
As portion of information measures, a squad of GRP constabulary unit was conducting astonishment checks successful halted trains astatine Katpadi railway station.
The Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express was 1 of the trains halted astatine the railway station. The squad searched coaches of the explicit bid erstwhile they recovered an abandoned tourist container successful the wide compartment of the train. When the constabulary checked the bag, they recovered bundles of ganja that weighing 9 kg.
Following the seizure, a lawsuit was registered. The constabulary analysed the CCTV footage successful the railway presumption to nab the suspects.
In a abstracted incident, a constabulary squad led by Kaveripakkam Inspector Shanmugam conducted a conveyance cheque astatine Sumaithangi colony connected the Chennai-Bengaluru Highway NH48 erstwhile they stopped an SUV, which had 4 occupants successful it.
The constabulary checked the conveyance and recovered 21 kg of ganja successful it. They arrested M. Manikandan (34), S. Bhavani (21), M. Priya (27), and S. Srinivasan (23). A lawsuit was registered. Arrested persons were lodged astatine Central Prison successful Vellore. A probe is underway.
