Women Smugglers From Bihar Arrested At Lucknow Railway Station With Charas Worth Rs 5.5 Crore

Two women smugglers were arrested at Gomti Nagar Railway Station in Lucknow for attempting to smuggle 11 kg of charas worth Rs 5.5 crore.

Two women from Bihar were arrested for trying to smuggle charas into UP (AI image).

Source : ABPLIVE AI

Two women were arrested at a Lucknow railway station on Friday night for allegedly trying to smuggle charas (cannabis) worth Rs 5 crore. The duo was arrested in an operation by a joint team of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and Railway Protection Force (RPF).

The smugglers, carrying 11 kg of charas with them, were arrested at the Gomti Nagar Railway Station. The entire consignment was seized. Both the accused are from Bihar and arrived in Lucknow from Bihar on Avadh Express. Police said the worth of the seized contraband in the underground market is around Rs 5.5 crore.

How The Smugglers Were Caught

The NCB received information that two women smugglers were aboard Avadh Express (train number 19038). The team quickly reached out to the RPF and apprised them of the situation. The RPF and the NCB then formed a joint team and began an operation to look for the smugglers. The team visually scanned passengers for suspicious behaviour to trace the women.

As the train reached Budhwal station at 11:10 pm, the team conducted a search on the women's coach. They quickly noticed two women acting suspiciously and searched their luggage. This is when the police found 22 packets of charas, weighing 11 kg. The NCB immediately seized the cache and started legal action against both women.

NCB officer Prashant Singh Yadav said that the entire operation was conducted with the help of women officials. 

The accused were detained on the train. They were later placed under arrest when the train reached the Gomti Nagar Railway Station in Lucknow. The accused are residents of the Majhauliya area in ​​​​West Champaran, Bihar.

(With inputs from Veeresh Pandey.)