Mumbai, February 22 The Government Railway Police seized approximately 14 kg of Charas, estimated to be worth around ₹13.83 crore, from a general coach of the Avadh Express at Bandra Terminus in Mumbai, officials said on Sunday.
The contraband was found inside an unattended, suspicious bag placed beneath a seat in the general coach of the train, which completed its Gorakhpur-Bandra journey on Saturday morning.
"A total of 31 packets of charas were recovered from the bag," a GRP official said, adding that a case has been registered at the Bandra Railway Police Station under Section 8(c), 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act against unidentified individuals.
Further investigation is underway, the official added.