A massive consignment of 100 kg of cannabis was seized by DRI team of Indore and Bhopal RPF from Samta Express 12807 (Vishakapatam – Nizamuddin) in the morning on Wednesday at Bhopal railway station.
After the DRI team got input the team reached the Bhopal railway station at 6 am and with the coordination of Bhopal RPF team bogie number S-3 and S-6 were searched and around 100 kg of Cannabis was recovered from the false ceiling of bathrooms.
From S-6 a total of 20 packets were seized while 30 packtes were seized from S-3 bogie. The plywood over the bathrooms were loosely held by screws which were opened only to found huge consignment of drugs.
In the seizure 50 packets were seized with each weighing around 2 kg making the whole consignment 100 kg.
The train arrived at around 6.32 am at platform number two of the Bhopal railway station.
SHO of Bhopal RPF Nihal Singh said that the consignment was massive and the DRI team reached the Bhopal railway station after receiving a tip off regarding the illegally transported drugs.
In the whole process no one was caught from the spot as in these cases the ‘carriers’ never respond after the consignment is seized but investigation has been started to identify the accused involved in the crime, he added.
The involvement of railway employees is a possibility and would be investigated as there are several places from where the consignment could be loaded and unloaded. The nine member team of DRI team was lead by Director Disha Patni.