3 kg of ganja seized from two trains passing through Salem
Railway police in Salem seized 3 kg of ganja from bags on two express trains passing through the city on 1 November 2026. The same checks found 44 kg of gutka, a chewing-tobacco product that is not cannabis, and the seizures were handed to the Salem Railway Police.
🇮🇳 Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
- Cannabis
- 3 kg
Railway police in Salem seized 3 kg of ganja from two express trains passing
through the city on Sunday, 1 November 2026.[1] Officers found 2 kg in an
unclaimed bag near the toilet of the front general compartment on the
Patna–Ernakulam Express.[1] A bag checked near the toilet of the New
Delhi–Thiruvananthapuram Kerala Express held 1 kg of ganja.[1]
The checks also seized 44 kg of gutka.[1] The Kerala Express bag held 35 kg of
intoxicating tobacco products, including gutka and pan masala.[1] Officers
found 9 kg of gutka on the Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Express.[1] The 44 kg of
gutka was separate from the 3 kg of ganja.[1]
Cannabis and tobacco are smuggled by train from northern states into Tamil Nadu
and Kerala, and railway police have formed special teams to stop it.[1] The
Salem sub-division special team conducted the checks.[1] The seized ganja and
gutka were handed to the Salem Railway Police.[1]
Sources
- சேலம் வழியாக சென்ற ரயில்களில் கடத்திய 3 கிலோ கஞ்சா, 44 கிலோ குட்கா பறிமுதல். தினமணி, 1 November 2026. In Tamil.
Open questions the AI reported
- No suspect was named and no arrest was reported; the report says the cannabis bag on the Patna–Ernakulam Express was unclaimed.
- Only one account of the seizure was found; no police statement or second outlet could be opened.
- The report does not identify the station or stretch of track where the trains were checked, only that they were passing through Salem.
- The only image published with the report is a file photo of cannabis and gutka, not a photograph of this seizure, so no media is listed.
- The report gives no estimated value for the 3 kg of ganja.
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