Ambala, Jul 15 (PTI) Nearly 4 kg of heroin was recovered from an abandoned bag found in a train that was passing through Haryana's Ambala on Friday, the Government Railway Police said.

The GRP and the Ambala police had launched a joint operation three months ago to check drug smuggling.

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Deputy Superintendent of Police, GRP, Dheeraj Kumar said during the checking of 12477 Jamnagar–Katra Superfast Express, a bag was found lying under a seat. None of the passengers travelling in the coach knew whom the bag belonged to.

The bag was later brought to the GRP office here and a packet containing a large quantity of powder was found in it. Narcotic experts found that the packet contained 3.8 kg of heroin, he said.

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The matter is being investigated. The involvement of drug mafia cannot be ruled out, the GRP said.

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