Searches in trains at Araku station
As part of the 'Joint Rail-Based Operation', the team thoroughly checked around 100 to 150 bags and monitored suspicious individuals traveling in 13 coaches and one wagon of trains arriving and departing from the station throughout the day.
The inspection was aimed at detecting and preventing the smuggling of Ganja through rail transport, a growing concern in the region. Senior police officials, including Alluri Sitarama Raju District Superintendent of Police Amit Bardar, and Paderu Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Sheikh Shabhaj Ahmed, oversaw the checks. RPF Sub-Inspector P Raju and other officers from the respective departments also participated in the operation. Officials stated that such coordinated efforts will continue regularly to ensure effective control over narcotics trafficking in the tribal region.
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