Kochi : The railway protection force (RPF) on Thursday seized six kilograms of ganja left abandoned on Shalimar Express at the Aluva railway station.
An Odisha native, Sailedu Kunadora, 29, was arrested with 4.4kg of ganja, valued at approximately Rs 2.5 lakh, after he arrived on Visakhapatnam-Kollam Express two weeks ago. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Kochi | Silver Rate in Kochi | Bank Holidays in Kochi | Public Holidays in Kochi Stay updated with the latest Kochi news. The police have intensified checks at the railway station, with instances of smuggling of ganja, often by migrant workers, on the rise. Download the TOI App.
A specialised RPF crime intelligence team from Thiruvananthapuram led the search on Thursday on the directive of senior divisional security commissioner Mohammed Haneef.
Authorities estimate the street value of the contraband to be around Rs 3 lakh. RPF handed over the ganja to the Aluva excise department for further legal proceedings and investigation.