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Crime
RPF Seizes 12 Bags of Chinese Garlic from Amrit Bharat Express at Bagaha Station
✍️ Amar Ujala · Muzaffarpur
🗓 13 Oct 2026, 05:16 PM
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RPF officers stopped a regular coach of the Amrit Bharat Express at Bagaha railway station and seized 12 bags of Chinese garlic worth approximately ₹56,000. Authorities suspect the goods were intended for smuggling into Nepal and are investigating further.
RPF personnel intercepted a regular coach of the Amrit Bharat Express at Bagaha railway station in Bihar and confiscated 12 bags of Chinese garlic. The seized goods are valued at roughly ₹56,000.
The officers noted that the garlic had been packed in a manner suggesting it was intended for illicit export. Authorities have expressed concerns that the produce may have been smuggled across the India‑Nepal border.
A preliminary investigation is underway to trace the origin of the shipment and identify any accomplices involved in the alleged smuggling operation.
The incident underscores the ongoing efforts by security forces to curb cross‑border smuggling of agricultural produce in the region.
The officers noted that the garlic had been packed in a manner suggesting it was intended for illicit export. Authorities have expressed concerns that the produce may have been smuggled across the India‑Nepal border.
A preliminary investigation is underway to trace the origin of the shipment and identify any accomplices involved in the alleged smuggling operation.
The incident underscores the ongoing efforts by security forces to curb cross‑border smuggling of agricultural produce in the region.