Narcotics Haul at Asarwa Station: Railway Police Seize ₹2.94 Lakh Poppy Straw Left Unclaimed on Veerbhumi Express
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AHMEDABAD — Railway Special Operations Group (SOG) officers seized nearly 20 kilograms of poppy straw valued at over ₹2.94 lakh from a general coach of the Veerbhumi Express at Asarwa railway station. Suspected drug smugglers abandoned two overloaded bags inside the Indore-Asarwa train and fled the platform after spotting heightened police patrolling along the tracks.
The haul unfolded during a routine anti-narcotics sweep led by Inspector A. P. Gamit of the Western Railway SOG. As train number 19315 Veerbhumi Express pulled into Asarwa station from Indore, patrolling officers boarded the rear general coach to conduct inspections, discovering two suspicious bags tucked under passenger seats with no claims of ownership from nearby commuters.
Heavy Police Patrol Forces Smugglers to Flee
Upon inspecting the abandoned luggage, SOG personnel recovered 19.600 kg of refined poppy straw (posdoda) packed tightly inside the two bags. Authorities estimate the street value of the seized contraband at approximately ₹2,94,500.
Investigators believe the smugglers brought the shipment from Madhya Pradesh for commercial distribution across local illicit networks in Ahmedabad, choosing to drop the bags and melt into the station crowd once they realized SOG personnel were conducting coach-by-coach checks on the platform.
Key details of the drug seizure:
- Location: Asarwa Railway Station, Ahmedabad.
- Train: Veerbhumi Express (Train No. 19315) running from Indore to Asarwa.
- Seizure: 19.600 kg of poppy straw (posdoda) valued at ₹2,94,500.
- Operation: Led by Western Railway SOG Inspector A. P. Gamit.
- Legal Action: FIR registered against unidentified suspects at the Ahmedabad Railway Police Station.
Case Registered at Ahmedabad Railway Police Station
The Western Railway SOG confiscated the entire contraband payload under standard evidence protocols. An FIR against unidentified individuals has been formally registered at the Ahmedabad Railway Police Station, with officers actively tracking CCTV footage across Asarwa station and intermediate halts along the Indore route to identify the fleeing suspects.
