News:2024-09-23/Trafficking/howrah-city-police-seize-about-150-kg-of-ganja-from-a-train-arriving-from-chennai-and-arrest-four

News record23 September 2024Trafficking

Howrah City Police seize about 150 kg of ganja from a train arriving from Chennai and arrest four

Ei Muhurte reported that officers of the detective department of Howrah City Police waited on the platform posing as passengers, acting on information that four young men were bringing ganja into the city by train from Chennai, and detained them as they arrived. The report said about 150 kg of ganja was recovered and all four were arrested. It attributed to police the claim that those trafficking had turned to the railways after repeated interceptions on the roads. The report is dated 23 September 2024 and states no day for the seizure, so the recorded date is the date of the report.

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Date23 Sep 2024

CategoryTrafficking

CountryIndia

State / provinceWest Bengal

District / areaHowrah

LocalityHowrah railway station

AgencyDetective Department, Howrah City Police

Coordinates22.58, 88.34

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2024-09-23 Trafficking Howrah City Police seize about 150 kg of ganja from a train arriving from Chennai and arrest four Ei Muhurte reported that officers of the detective department of Howrah City Police waited on the platform posing as passengers, acting on information that four young men were bringing ganja into the city by train from Chennai, and detained them as they arrived. The report said about 150 kg of ganja was recovered and all four were arrested. It attributed to police the claim that those trafficking had turned to the railways after repeated interceptions on the roads. The report is dated 23 September 2024 and states no day for the seizure, so the recorded date is the date of the report. https://www.eimuhurte.com/state/150-k-g-ganja-recover-from-train-at-howrah-station/ India West Bengal Howrah Howrah railway station 22° 34' 48.00" N, 88° 20' 24.00" E Detective Department, Howrah City Police