PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 9 -- The Allahabad high court on Thursday allowed habeas corpus petitions filed by Vibhor Rana and Vishal Singh, alleged kingpins of a codeine-based cough syrup trafficking racket, and quashed their detention under the NDPS Act. The court's case status showed that the petitions had been allowed, though a detailed order was awaited. The bench comprising Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Achal Sachdev passed the order after hearing counsel for the petitioners and the state government. The petitioners had challenged detention orders dated July 7, 2026, passed against them under the NDPS Act. The cases relate to the alleged illegal trade and diversion of Phensedyl, a codeine-based cough syrup, with the petitioners allegedly described as kingpins of the racket in Lucknow and Ghaziabad. htc...