The Government Railway Police (GRP) of Sealdah division arrested five Chinese nationals from Kolkata railway station on Friday night and seized from them narcotics worth about Rs 40 crore.

As much as 197 kg of amphetamine, a synthetic drug that can provide a feeling of euphoria, was recovered from six bags. The narcotic is used widely as a party drug in parts of China and South East Asian nations.

“I have not heard of such a big consignment being seized from anywhere in the country recently. These people were carrying six bags, all stuffed with foils containing the tablets,” said Asesh Biswas, superintendent of railway police, Sealdah GRP.

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