Maligaon, July 29: Continuing the fight against transportation of contraband, smuggled goods in trains, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Northeast Frontier Railway has recovered contraband goods worth more than Rs. 94.49 lakh during the period from 23rd to 27th of July, 2022.
The contraband,smuggled items including morphine, liquor, foreign cigarette, ganja etc. were recovered during regular checks and drives at various stations and trains over N. F. Railway. RPF also apprehended four persons for alleged involvement in transportation of contraband goods.
In an incident on 27th July, 2022, RPF & GRP officials and staff of Guwahati conducted joint drive in train No. 20503 DN Rajdhani Express at Guwahati Railway Station. In course of drive, they apprehended two persons with the recovery of 730 grams morphine valued about Rs. 70 lakh from the said train.
The apprehended persons were travelling from Dimapur towards Delhi without journey tickets. Later, the apprehended persons were handed over to OC of GRP and Guwahati for further course of action.
On the same day, RPF of N. F. Railway recovered foreign cigarettes worth about Rs. 7 lakh in different drives conducted in train No. 12423 DN (Rajdhani Express). In a drive conducted jointly with GRP of Guwahati, they apprehended one person who was travelling from Dimapur without any journey ticket for Prayagraj (Allahabad).
In an another incident on that day, RPF recovered unclaimed liquor valued about Rs. 59 thousand while conducting checking in train No. 13247 DN (Capital Express) at Bagdogra Railway station.
During 23rd to 26th of July, 2022 RPF of N. F. Railway recovered contraband goods including ganja, liquor etc. worth about Rs. 16.90 lakh during different checks and drives conducted at Agartala, Dimapur, Dharmanagar, New Coochbehar, Katihar and New Bongaigaon stations. CPDS team of RPF of Katihar also apprehended one person at Katihar with recovery of liquor in a joint checking conducted with GRP of Katihar.
It may be mentioned here that RPF of N. F. Railway has detected 427 cases of transportation of contraband of smuggled goods during the period from January to June, 2022 and recovered contraband and smuggled goods worth more than Rs. 16.98 crore. During this period, RPF also apprehended 91 persons involved in transportation of contraband and smuggled goods.
