News:2026-09-16/Trafficking/rpf-and-grp-seize-17-749-kg-of-ganja-from-a-passenger-on-the-tejas-rajdhani-express-at-gaya-junction

News record16 September 2026Trafficking

RPF and GRP seize 17.749 kg of ganja from a passenger on the Tejas Rajdhani Express at Gaya Junction

Prabhat Khabar reported that a joint team of the Railway Protection Force and the Government Railway Police seized 17.749 kg of ganja, including packing tape, from a passenger on the 22811 Tejas Rajdhani Express at Gaya Junction on the night of 16 September 2026, under Operation Narcos. Acting on a tip-off, the team stopped the passenger in coach 9 after the train reached platform 1 at about 22:20 and found 17 packets of ganja in his luggage. A man from Patna district was arrested and handed to the Government Railway Police at Gaya. The ganja was valued at about Rs 8,87,450.

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Date16 Sep 2026

CategoryTrafficking

CountryIndia

State / provinceBihar

District / areaGaya

LocalityGaya Junction

AgencyRailway Protection Force; Government Railway Police

Coordinates24.80, 85.00

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2026-09-16 Trafficking RPF and GRP seize 17.749 kg of ganja from a passenger on the Tejas Rajdhani Express at Gaya Junction Prabhat Khabar reported that a joint team of the Railway Protection Force and the Government Railway Police seized 17.749 kg of ganja, including packing tape, from a passenger on the 22811 Tejas Rajdhani Express at Gaya Junction on the night of 16 September 2026, under Operation Narcos. Acting on a tip-off, the team stopped the passenger in coach 9 after the train reached platform 1 at about 22:20 and found 17 packets of ganja in his luggage. A man from Patna district was arrested and handed to the Government Railway Police at Gaya. The ganja was valued at about Rs 8,87,450. https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/gaya/tejas-rajdhani-express-ganja-seized-patna-youth-arrested https://wpmedia.prabhatkhabar.com/uploads/2026/09/18/1789710160078/sizes/18gya m 26 18092026 18-4a9013-hero.webp India Bihar Gaya Gaya Junction 24° 48' 0.00" N, 85° 0' 0.00" E event site Railway Protection Force; Government Railway Police