PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 17 -- The Railway Protection Force (RPF) cracked 21 cases of narcotics trafficking and arrested 25 people under Operation Narcos in the Prayagraj division of North Central Railway between January and September 2026. Narcotics worth an estimated Rs.1.89 crore were seized during the period, railway officials said here on Friday. Amit Kumar Singh, public relations officer, NCR's Prayagraj division, said that the seizures included ganja and psychotropic substances such as alprazolam and diazepam. The total estimated value of the seized contraband was Rs.1,89,46,665, he added. Kanpur accounted for the highest number of cases, with 12, followed by Prayagraj and Aligarh with three cases each, Tundla with two and Mirzapur with one. Ganja worth Rs.1,88,50,550 was seized in 20 cases, while 470 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup were recovered at Prayagraj Chheoki, officials said. In September alone, the RPF detected three cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and arrested four people. Ganja worth Rs.9,95,950 was seized during the month. The RPF has intensified surveillance and coordinated enforcement measures under Operation Narcos to prevent the movement of contraband through the railway network and ensure passenger safety, officials said....