Agartala, July 18 -- Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel recovered 9.5 kg of dry ganja from Platform No. 1 of Agartala Railway Station in Tripura on Thursday during a routine security check ahead of the departure of the Kanchenjunga Express.

The contraband, packed in seven packets and stored in two unclaimed bags near the Jirania end of the platform, was seized after all legal formalities were completed. According to officials, the estimated market value of the recovered narcotics is approximately Rs 1.90 lakh.

A case has been registered, and an investigation is underway to identify the source and intended recipient of the contraband.

In a separate incident earlier this week, a joint operation by Assam Rifles and Tripura Police l...