Eight people were detained at Sealdah station in Kolkata after Railway Protection Force (RPF) officers found 121 kg of cannabis on the 13148 Uttarbanga Express.[1] Those detained were four men, two women and two juveniles, and the cannabis was hidden in six bags.[1] Officers searched the train after a tip-off, once it had arrived from north Bengal.[1] The search took place shortly after the train reached Sealdah on 26 July 2025.[2] The cannabis was recovered from the possession of the suspects.[2]

An Eastern Railway official valued the cannabis at more than Rs 24 lakh (2.4 million rupees).[1] The seized cannabis was valued at approximately Rs 24.2 lakh (2.42 million rupees).[2] The eight detainees and the cannabis were handed over to the Government Railway Police (GRP) at Sealdah, the state force that handles crime on the railways.[1] A case was registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, India’s narcotics law.[2]