Railway Drug Smuggling Rings Use Female Couriers, Recent Gaya Arrest Highlights Trend

Recent arrests in Bihar point to a growing pattern of women being used as couriers for illicit substances on Indian Railways. Earlier this month, a woman from Samastipur was caught with 75 liters of foreign liquor in an AC first‑class coach. The Gaya incident adds cannabis to the list, with 15.8 kilograms seized from a female passenger. Police officials say the shift to female carriers is designed to evade detection, prompting renewed calls for tighter security checks on passenger luggage.