Agartala, June 24 -- Tripura police on Tuesday forwarded a female drug peddler to court seeking her custody of a female drug peddler who was arrested at Agartala Railway Station a day ago in a joint operation of Agartala Government Railway Police (GRP) and the Railway Protection Force (RPF).

Police said the lady was identified as Miss Aparna Debbarma (29), a resident of Karaimura under Amtali Police Station of Agartala had boarded a train to Delhi. She was found in possession of 21.490 kilograms of dry cannabis worth Rs 7.5 lakh, packed in nine separate packets concealed inside a trolley bag.

During interrogation, Aparna admitted that she intended to transport the contraband to Delhi, and also confessed that this was not her first attempt...