Government Railway Police (GRP) arrested two drug peddlers in separate anti-narcotics operations at Agartala Railway Station on Wednesday, seizing a total of 16.275 kg of dry Cannabis (Ganja) valued at around Rs 8 lakh in the illegal market.
Police sources said that, the first operation was conducted at around 10 AM in the parking area adjacent to platform number- 1 by a team led by Sub-Inspector (SI) Pankaj Biswas along with other personnel of the Agartala GRP police station. During the operation, the team apprehended Rahul Miah (19) and recovered 6.105 kg of suspected ganja from his bag.
Rahul is a resident of Bagma Biren Colony under RK Pur police station in Gomati district. Police said he was currently residing at Purbapara, Ward No. 6 of Sonamura Municipal Council in Sepahijala district.
The remaining 10.170 kg of Ganja was recovered in a second operation carried out at the railway station. Confirming the seizure, Officer-in-Charge (OC) Raju Bhowmik of Agartala GRP police station said the two operations resulted in the recovery of more than 16 kg of suspected ganja, and further investigation is underway.