Operation NARCOS

Facts for Prelims

Operation NARCOS

News: Recently, the Railway Protection Force recovered narcotics products valued over Rupees. 7.40 Crore under Operation NARCOS.

About:
• In order to bring attention to the menace of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, a month-long pan India drive against smuggling of narcotics through rail was launched under code name Operation ‘NARCOS’ in the month of June-2022.
• RPF intensified its checks in trains and in identified black spots across the country in coordination with Narcotics Control Bureau and other Law Enforcement Agencies to target drug peddlers involved in this illegal trade.

About RPF:
• The contingent of RPF is an Armed Force of the Union of India. It is a security force under the ownership of Indian Railways, Ministry of Railways.
• It has been entrusted with the responsibility for the safety of railway property.

Other initiatives of RPF
• Operation Nanhe Farishte
• Operation AAHT
• Meri Saheli Initiative
• Operation Yatri Suraksha