Agartala, July 18 -- Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel at Agartala Railway Station recovered and seized 9.5 kg of dry ganja from the platform just before the departure of the Kanchenjunga Express during a routine security check conducted on Thursday.

The ganja was seized from platform No. 1 towards the Jirania end.

The contraband was discovered inside seven packets stored inside two bags, left unclaimed on the platform. Following all legal formalities, the ganja was officially seized as unclaimed property.

The Agartala GRP Police Station has launched an investigation to trace the origin and intended recipient of the seized narcotics. Preliminary estimates place the destination market value of the contraband at around Rs 1.90 la...