BY TC News Desk
Agartala, 23rd October 2025: In a major anti-narcotics operation, over ₹4.5 crore worth of contraband cough syrup was seized from two freight wagons at Jirania Railway Station on October 16. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team comprising Assam Rifles, Customs officials, and local police intercepted the Delhi-Agartala goods train and recovered the narcotics from wagons numbered 30030010892 and 3103257043.
The operation, which had been under surveillance since the train passed through Badarpur, led to the recovery of 1.74 lakh bottles of cough syrup packed in 174 cartons. The seizure has sparked political controversy, with opposition parties accusing the state administration of shielding influential individuals allegedly linked to the smuggling network. They criticized the silence of law enforcement agencies regarding the identities of those behind the consignment.
In response to mounting pressure, the Anti-Narcotics Unit of the Tripura Police Crime Branch has taken over the investigation. Preliminary findings suggest the consignment was booked under the name of a transport agency identified as “Ghosh Transport.”
On Thursday, a team led by Additional Superintendent of Police (Anti-Narcotics) Souvik Dey conducted a raid at the residence of transport businessman Arun Ghosh in the Devendra Road area of Dhaleswar. The operation was carried out under tight security. However, officials have not disclosed whether any materials were seized during the raid.
When approached by the media, Crime Branch officials declined to comment on the specifics of the operation, stating only that the raid was part of the ongoing investigation into the Jirania station drug seizure.
