Nagpur: DRI Seizes Cocaine Worth Rs 4.26 Crore From Woman Travelling on Rajdhani Express Train

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 50 capsules containing 853 grams of cocaine, having an estimated illicit market value of Rs 4.26 crore, from a woman travelling in Rajdhani Express at Nagpur station, officials said on Monday.

Acting on specific intelligence, officers of DRI-Nagpur Regional Unit of Mumbai Zone, intercepted a female passenger travelling by Hazrat Nizamuddin-KSR Bengaluru Rajdhani Express on April 12 on suspicion of carrying narcotic substances in her luggage.

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 853 grams of cocaine worth Rs 4.26 crore from a woman passenger aboard the Hazrat Nizamuddin–KSR Bengaluru Rajdhani Express near Nagpur. The drugs were concealed in shampoo bottles. The accused was arrested under the NDPS Act, as DRI… pic.twitter.com/mnruoOurXm

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Officials recovered 50 capsules containing a white powdery substance from her luggage, which turned out to be cocaine. The capsules were seized under the provisions of the NDPS Act, and the passenger was arrested. A court remanded her to judicial custody.

DRI Nagpur had busted a Mephedrone factory in Karanja Ghadge village in Wardha district in December 2025, and seized massive quantities of ganja in separate operations in January and February this year.