24 January,2026 08:43 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
During interrogation, the accused claimed he works as a domestic help and currently lives in Delhi with his sister. PIC BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
The Railway Protection Force (RPF), in coordination with the Government Railway Police (GRP) Borivali and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), arrested an alleged 32-year-old drug courier and recovered narcotics worth over Rs 2.19 crore from the Mumbai-Amritsar Golden Temple Express.
The accused, identified as Lalfakmawaia, is a resident of Hnahthial in Mizoram's Lunglei district. He was detained from the air-conditioned (AC) coach B4 of train 12904 when it arrived at Borivali station in Mumbai around 11 pm on Thursday. The arrest followed specific intelligence shared by NCB officers.
During a search, officers recovered 436 grams of cocaine concealed inside dog food packets, along with other narcotics from the accused's backpack and trolley bag.
During interrogation, Lalfakmawaia claimed he works as a domestic help and currently lives in Delhi with his sister. He alleged that a Nigerian woman known to his sister had given him the packet, asking him to deliver it in Mumbai, and promised Rs 3,000 and travel expenses for the task.
The officers recovered 436 grams of cocaine worth Rs 2.18 crore, 19 grams of Yaba (methamphetamine) worth Rs 1.5 lakh, 640 grams of Codeine-based cough syrup worth Rs 7,500, and 8 grams of Alprazolam tablets worth Rs 3,200. The total value of the narcotics is worth Rs 2,19,60,700.
Further probe revealed that Lalfakmawaia is already wanted in an earlier Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act case registered by NCB's Bengaluru Unit this year.
He was produced before the Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Borivali, which granted transit remand. Lalfakmawaia was later handed over to NCB and taken to Bengaluru for further investigation.
Officers suspect the involvement of an interstate and international drug syndicate, and further probe is underway.
