Hyderabad, Aug. 7 -- The EAGLE Force officials seized 18.538 kg of ganja worth Rs 9.26 lakh from a passenger aboard the Konark Express on Friday, August 7.

The ganja was intercepted during an intelligence-based operation conducted with the Railway Protection Force (RPF), said reports.

Acting on a tip-off, the EAGLE Force, in coordination with the RPF, conducted passenger and baggage checks on Konark Express.

During the operation, officials found a passenger carrying two backpacks and a trolley bag containing 13 packets of ganja weighing 18.538 kg.

The contraband is said to be worth Rs 9.26 lakh. It was seized and the accused taken into custody. A mobile phone was also recovered.

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