The Railway Protection Force arrested four men and seized 15 kilograms of ganja from the Hatia–Islampur Express at Tatisilway station in Jharkhand on the night of 7–8 November 2026.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] The Ranchi division’s flying team and RPF post were checking trains under Operation NARCOS when they searched three bags in the rear general coach.[1][3][4] A field kit indicated the bags contained ganja, and officers also seized four mobile phones.[1][3] Police valued the cannabis at about 7.5 lakh rupees.[1][3][4][6]

Three men identified as Jitendra, Sunny and Verma came from Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh.[1][2][3][4] The fourth, Vishal Yadav, came from West Champaran in Bihar.[1][2][3][4] The men told investigators that Yadav had ordered the ganja from Balangir in Odisha and planned to have it carried via Patna to Champaran.[1][3][4][5] Vocal TV reported that the carriers were to be paid.[9]

The RPF handed the men, the seized items and the paperwork to the Government Railway Police in Ranchi.[1][3][4][6] Ranchi railway police registered case 48/26 on 8 November under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.[1] PTI’s report also covered a separate 426 kg seizure in Garhwa.[2][6][7]