Agartala, June 24 -- The Government Railway Police (GRP) in Agartala, Tripura, seized a substantial quantity of contraband in two separate incidents at Agartala Railway Station on Monday night.

In the first case, GRP personnel conducting a routine security check discovered two unclaimed bags on platform number 3 shortly after the arrival of the Humsafar Express.

A search of the bags led to the recovery of 270 bottles of Eskuf cough syrup, a substance regulated under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

The seized cough syrup is estimated to be worth approximately Rs 1.35 lakh in the illicit market. A case has been registered, and an investigation is underway to trace those involved in the smuggling attempt.

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