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Smugglers person continued to usage the obstruction web to illegally transport ganja if the big of seizures of this contraband made successful the limits of the Tiruchi Division implicit the years are immoderate indication.
In the latest incident, a associated squad of the Railway Protection Force (RPF), Government Railway Police (GRP) and the Narcotic Intelligence Bureau CID of the Tamil Nadu Police seized astir 36 kg of ganja concealed successful assorted bundles astatine the Tiruchi railway junction.
The squad was conducting checks soon aft the accomplishment of the Howrah - Tiruchi bi-weekly explicit astatine the Tiruchi railway junction successful the aboriginal hours connected December 6 erstwhile the unit noticed 4 unclaimed question bags underneath 3 berths successful the S-6 coach.
As nary came guardant to assertion ownership of the bags, the squad checked them lone to find 16 bundles containing astir 36 kilograms of ganja inside. The contraband, valued astatine Rs. 18 lakh, was instantly seized and brought to the RPF Post astatine Tiruchi Junction. Subsequently, it was handed implicit to the Narcotic Intelligence Bureau CID, Tiruchi portion for further ineligible action.
This was not an isolated lawsuit successful Tiruchi Division arsenic akin incidents involving seizure of ganja had been reported this year. Twelve specified incidents involving seizure of ganja were reported successful the Division from January to December 6 this year, accidental RPF authorities here. The full quantity of ganja seized during this play was 87.69 kg with the RPF apprehending lone 2 accused successful the existent year. The full worth of the seized ganja was enactment astatine ₹35.62 lakh.
In 2023, 17 incidents were reported successful the Division with the RPF seizing 130 kg of ganja. Eight incidents were reported successful 2024 with the quantity of ganja seized being implicit a small implicit 40 kilograms. Over 15 persons were arrested successful the 2 years.
Notwithstanding vigil mounted by the RPF and the Government Railway Police, smugglers person continued to illegally transport ganja by trains. Most of the seizures were made astatine Tiruchi railway junction successful Tiruchi Division’s limits.
The inter-state explicit trains, particularly those coming from the eastbound and north-eastern destinations are the ones done which ganja was usually being smuggled into Tamil Nadu, accidental the authorities. The contraband comes from antithetic places successful Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, they further say.
Smugglers mostly take to question successful wide compartments of trains to illegally transport ganja successful their bid to debar detection. In immoderate instances, they question by reserved coaches arsenic well, accidental elder RPF officers. The contraband concealed wrong bags are usually kept beneath the seats and if the smugglers adjacent get a hint of checks being done by information unit connected committee trains oregon connected the level they simply wantonness the belongings successful bid to debar getting caught, the serviceman said.
The inter-state explicit trains that walk done the limits of the Tiruchi Division are the ones which travel nether scrutiny by the RPF teams. RPF authorities accidental they continued to equine vigil on with their GRP counterparts to cheque smuggling of ganja done trains.
