Railway Police seize 6.105 kg of cannabis and arrest peddler at Agartala station
Railway Police (RPF and GRP) caught Rahul Miah (19) on platform no. 1 of Agartala Railway Station on 28 October 2026 with 6.105 kg of cannabis worth about Rs 3 lakh. NDPS case 2026GRP075 was registered against him.
🇮🇳 Agartala Railway Station, platform no. 1, Agartala, Tripura · India
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- Arrested
- 1
- Cannabis
- 6.1 kg
- Value (official estimate)
- INR 300,000
Tripura Railway Police (RPF and GRP) caught one person, Rahul Miah (19), son of Ali Akbar Miah, on platform no. 1 of Agartala Railway Station — in front of the parking area, between the RPF post and the pay-and-use toilet — with a bag holding a total of 6.105 kg of suspected contraband ganja, at about 10 AM on 28 October 2026.[1] The operation was carried out by SI Pankaj Biswas and other Agartala GRPS staff; Miah, originally of Bagma Biren Colony (R.K. Pur, Gomati district), was residing at Sonamura Purb Para in Sepahijala district.[1]
The destination market value of the seized ganja was estimated at approximately Rs 3 lakh on the black market.[1]
Railway Police arrested him and seized the contraband, registering Agartala GRPS case no. 2026GRP075 under sections 20(b)(ii)(B)/29 of the NDPS Act, 1985.[1] Inspector Raju Bhowmik, Officer in Charge of Agartala Railway Police Station, described the operation to the media and said such operations against illegal contraband would continue.[1]
A second account of the day’s work reports GRP seizing a combined 16.275 kg of ganja worth Rs 8 lakh in two operations at the station, which would include this 6.105 kg seizure.[2]
Sources
- Tripura Railway Police Seizes 6.105 Kg Of Cannabis Worth Rs 3 Lakh With 1 Drug Peddler In Agartala Railway Station. Tripura Star News, 29 October 2026.
- Two drug peddlers arrested with ganja worth Rs 8 lakh at Agartala Railway station. North East Herald, 29 October 2026.
Open questions the AI reported
- A second report describes a combined 16.275 kg seized by GRP in two operations that day worth Rs 8 lakh; whether the other operation involved a separate suspect is unclear from the opened sources.
- The intended destination of the consignment was not stated.