Photo Courtesy: India Today Group
Agartala: Tripura police wiped out a major illegal drug operation in Sepahijala district. Officers destroyed 20,000 cannabis plants and confiscated 355.5 kilograms of dry ganja. The street value of the haul sits at Rs 1 crore 77 lakh 75 thousand.
Personnel from the Jatrapur Police Station teamed up with the Tripura State Rifles for the raid. Officer-in-Charge Parthanath Bhowmik led the charge into the Neramura forest. The terrain was brutal. Police trekked across eight to nine kilometers of rugged, hilly ground to reach the six or seven illegal plots hidden near the border of Melaghar and Yatrapur jurisdictions.
Separately, police acted on a tip regarding the Batadola forest land. They found 355.5 kg of dry ganja stashed in the brush. Officials processed the contraband as unclaimed property. "The seized contraband was treated as unclaimed and confiscated after observing all necessary legal formalities," noted department reports.
The Sonamura Police Station now leads an investigation into the stash. Detectives are hunting for the owners of the illicit crop.
Comments