Railway police have seized 860 grams of heroin worth an estimated Tk 8.6 million (Tk 86 lakh) during a raid on the Banolata Express train travelling from Rajshahi to Dhaka.
The operation was conducted on Saturday morning (October 17) as the train was passing through the outer section east of Harian Railway Station.
The information was disclosed in a press release issued by Pakshi District Railway Police.
According to the press release, the anti-drug operation was conducted at around 7:30am on Saturday by Md Tayeb Ali, a sub-inspector (unarmed) of Rajshahi Railway Police Station under Pakshi Railway District, along with other police personnel.
During the operation, police noticed a suspicious multicoloured printed travel bag on the overhead luggage rack above seats 15, 16 and 17 in coach ‘Ka’ of the train. The bag was taken down and searched in the presence of witnesses.