In a joint operation conducted by the Railway Protection Force(RPF) and Narcotics Control Bureau(NCB) officers, a significant drug haul was seized from a passenger traveling aboard the Silchar-Secunderabad Express at Guwahati Railway Station early on the morning of 31st of January, 2025.
The operation took place at 06:40 AM when the train arrived at Platform No. 4. During a routine search of Coach No. NF GS-191127, the joint team apprehended a suspected individual traveling without a valid ticket. Upon inspection, 7 plastic-wrapped packets containing Yaba tablets were recovered, totaling 1.5 kg of the illicit substance.
The arrested person was identified as Rashid Hoque, a 22-year-old resident of Phalimari, Dinhata, Cooch Behar in West Bengal. He was traveling from Badarpur to New Cooch Behar.
Following the seizure, the Yaba tablets were handed over to the NCB and sealed for further investigation. The estimated market value of the recovered drugs is around Rs. 6.45 crores. Hoque has been taken into NCB custody for further interrogation and legal proceedings.
