Prayagraj, June 4 -- : Kaushambi district has emerged as the top performer in the Prayagraj zone under 'Operation Dahan', a campaign aimed at curbing drug abuse, making districts drug-free and cracking down on narcotics traffickers. Mahoba has recorded the lowest performance in the drive.

The campaign, launched on March 1, 2006, has seen Kaushambi destroy more than 1,806 kg of seized narcotics, including ganja, charas, opium and heroin, by May 30 this year. In comparison, Mahoba has destroyed only 71 kg.

Among other districts, Chitrakoot destroyed 978.27 kg of narcotics, followed by Pratapgarh (420.33 kg), Banda (209.21 kg), Fatehpur (122.57 kg) and Hamirpur (91.82 kg).

Police and the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) have been acting a...