Under 'Operation Narcos', the Railway Protection Force (RPF) team in Bakhtiyarpur conducted a significant operation, seizing approximately 40 kilograms of ganja from train number 13041. The estimated street value of the confiscated ganja is around 20 lakh rupees. In connection with this case, two individuals from the Bihiya police station area in Bhojpur district have been arrested.

According to information released by RPF Post In-charge Bakhtiyarpur, Jawahar Lal, a confidential tip was received on October 14, 2026, indicating that two individuals were traveling with a large quantity of ganja on train number 13041. Based on this intelligence, Inspector Jawahar Lal formed a special team. Coordinating with the onboard TTE, the team checked the reservation chart and identified the suspects' berths as 25 and 26 in coach B-5.

The RPF team boarded the train at Bakhtiyarpur station and kept the two suspects under surveillance. After initial verification confirmed the information, the Patna City RPF Post was alerted, and Inspector Prabhat Ranjan of the Bihar Government's Narcotics Department was informed. Upon the train's arrival at Patna City, both individuals were deboarded, and their luggage was searched in the presence of the Narcotics Department inspector. During the search, twenty packets, totaling around 40 kilograms of ganja, were recovered from two trolley bags (eight packets each) and two rucksack bags (two packets each). The ganja was weighed and sealed in front of Magistrate Anchaladhikari Bakhtiyarpur Pawan Kumar Shah.

The arrested accused have been identified as Dhanlal Thakur (approximately 60 years old) and Sanjay Singh (approximately 32 years old), both residents of the Bihiya police station area in Bhojpur district. During interrogation, they revealed that they had sourced the ganja from Bhubaneswar and were traveling to Ara via train number 13041 from Howrah. The RPF stated that the seized ganja, both accused, and other confiscated items have been handed over to Narcotics Department Inspector Prabhat Ranjan for further legal action.