Hyderabad, June 14 (Hydnow): The Railway Protection Force (RPF) Secunderabad division officials have seized narcotics worth Rs. 1.64 crores under ‘Operation Narcos’ until now this year.
In order to curb the flow of narcotics through trains, Operation Narcos was launched by the RPF, which is empowered to conduct search, seizure, and arrest under the NDPS Act since April 2019 and has been actively attempting to restrict this illegal trade.
As a part of these efforts, the RPF intensified its checks in trains and identified black spots across the country in coordination with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and other law enforcement agencies to target drug peddlers involved in this illegal trade.
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During 2022, RPF Secunderabad recovered narcotics products in 35 incidents valued at Rs. 7.84 crores, arrested 41 persons for drug smuggling, and handed them over to the law enforcement agencies concerned.
This year until now, RPF Secunderabad officials arrested nine persons and seized narcotics worth Rs. 1.64 crores, with an increase of 90.69 percent in seizure value of narcotic products compared to the corresponding month of the previous year.
On Tuesday night, two persons carrying marijuana in Konark Express were caught during checking between Lingampalli and Tandur Railway Stations. Drugs worth Rs. 45.6 lakhs were seized.
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Senior Divisional Security Commissioner, Secunderabad, Debashmita Chattopadhyay Banerjee applauded the action of RPF and stated that narcotics not only destroy the health of youth but also damage the economy and the nation’s well-being. (Hydnow)
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