GRP seizes contraband, arrests woman drug peddler at Agartala railway stn
According to GRP officer Tapas Das, the first operation took place late Monday night during routine checks on platform number 3, shortly after the arrival of the Agartala-bound Humsafar Express. Two unclaimed bags were discovered, and upon inspection, officers found 270 bottles of cough syrup, a contraband drug under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, worth Rs 1.35 lakh. Police said the arrested woman, identified as Aparna Debbarma (29), is a resident of Karaimura under Sepahijala district.
She boarded a train to Delhi and was found in possession of 21.490kg of dry cannabis worth Rs 7.5 lakh, packed in nine separate packets concealed inside a trolley bag. During interrogation, Aparna admitted that she intended to transport the contraband to Delhi and also confessed that this was not her first attempt.
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