Saralnama110 GPS trackers were seized from the parcel bogey of Raxaul-Howrah Mithila Express on Thursday. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) initially suspected e-cigarettes but found Nepali and Chinese GPS devices instead. An agency had booked the parcel from Raxaul to Kolkata. The DRI has secured the parcel in the railway godown and requested booking receipts from the sender for further investigation. Previously, contraband items like ganja, poppy seeds, and foreign cigarettes were seized from the Rajdhani Express parcel bogey at Muzaffarpur Junction. E-cigarettes, which are battery-operated devices that produce vapor instead of smoke, remain banned in India. (Updated 24 Oct 2025, 20:59 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- 110 GPS trackers were seized from the parcel bogey of Raxaul-Howrah Mithila Express on Thursday
- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) initially suspected e-cigarettes but found Nepali and Chinese GPS devices instead
- An agency had booked the parcel from Raxaul to Kolkata