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Rail Crackdown Nets 91 Kg in Hyderabad, 67 Kg in Lucknow as Smugglers Shift Tactics

Investigators describe a rail‑centric network using concealed luggage to move marijuana across states.

The arrested accused are Pradeep Modak of West Bengal’s Cooch Behar, and Anil Kumar of Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh. (For Representation)
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Overview

  • EAGLE and Railway Police in Hyderabad arrested four men from Odisha with 91 kilograms of marijuana worth about ₹22.75 lakh concealed in trolley bags and backpacks on trains.
  • Lucknow police detained Pradeep Modak and Anil Kumar with 66.938 kilograms of ganja valued around ₹33 lakh after they switched from train travel to a bus to avoid detection.
  • EAGLE officials said the Hyderabad group sourced drugs from a supplier named Prashanth in Odisha and delivered to receivers identified as Sai Ram and Mommy in Pune.
  • In the Lucknow case, police said the duo cited an arranger named Ram Darsh and a receiver named Wasim at Old Delhi railway station as links in the chain.
  • NDPS Act cases were registered in both incidents, investigators seized mobile phones, and authorities reported 147 arrests and over 2,327 kilograms seized in rail operations since 2024 with tip lines open for information.