The involvement of young women in the illegal narcotics trade has increasingly come to light. While smuggling cases previously involved mostly men, younger females are now being found participating in these unlawful networks. A striking incident has emerged from Gaya Junction in Bihar, where a joint team comprising the Railway Protection Force, CIB, Narcotics Department, and Government Railway Police apprehended a 22-year-old woman on Saturday with a substantial quantity of contraband. This major operation triggered a brief commotion and drew a crowd of passengers at the railway station premises.
Traveling inside the general coach of a train
RPF In-charge Banarasi Yadav stated on Saturday that the arrested woman has been identified as Chhoti Kumari, a resident of Sonadih village under the Kargahar police station limits in Rohtas district. She was traveling inside the general coach of train number 03639 Express running from Dhanbad to Shakurabasti. The contraband was packed inside a bag she was carrying. Following a tip-off from intelligence sources, the joint team laid a strategic trap on platform number one of Gaya railway station and successfully intercepted her.
Twelve bundles of contraband found during baggage search
When authorities thoroughly searched the bag during the operation, they discovered a total of 12 bundles of cannabis hidden inside. Upon weighing, the total quantity of the recovered contraband turned out to be 12.756 kilograms. The estimated market value of this seized ganja is calculated at approximately Rs 6,37,800. Immediately after the discovery, female police personnel were called in to formally arrest the accused woman and secure the entire seized consignment.
Transporting the narcotics from Odisha to Sasaram
During preliminary interrogation by law enforcement officers, the detained woman Chhoti Kumari revealed that she was carrying the ganja from Sambalpur in Odisha toward Sasaram in Bihar purely driven by the temptation of quick money. The arrested accused along with the seized consignment of 12.756 kg ganja was transferred to the GRP police station in Gaya. The GRP has registered case number 285/26 under the provisions of the NDPS Act and further legal investigations and follow-up actions are currently underway.
