Agartala, 12th November 2026 : In a major crackdown on illegal cannabis cultivation and drug trafficking, Tripura Police have registered two significant successes in Sepahijala district, destroying more than 20,000 cannabis plants in the Neramura forest area and recovering 355.5 kg of dry ganja from Batadola forest land. The estimated market value of the seized contraband stands at Rs 1.77 crore.
In the first operation, a police team from Jatrapur Police Station, assisted by personnel of the Tripura State Rifles (TSR), launched an extensive drive against illegal cannabis cultivation in the protected hilly forest terrain of Neramura. The operation was conducted under the supervision of Officer-in-Charge Parthanath Bhowmik.
During the operation, police personnel detected illegal cannabis plantations spread across six to seven different plots and destroyed more than 20,000 plants. The cultivation sites were located in a forest area close to the jurisdictional boundary of Melaghar and Jatrapur police stations.
The operation involved considerable physical challenges, with the police team trekking nearly 8 to 9 kilometres through difficult and uneven hilly terrain to reach the plantation sites and carry out the destruction drive.
Meanwhile, in a separate operation, police acted on specific intelligence inputs and conducted a search at Batadola forest land, where they recovered 355.5 kg of dry ganja. As no claimant could be identified, the seized narcotics were treated as unclaimed property and confiscated after completing the required legal formalities.
The market value of the recovered ganja has been estimated at approximately Rs 1,77,75,000.
Sonamura Police Station has taken up an investigation into the seizure to trace the individuals involved in the illegal activity and establish the ownership of the contraband.
The twin operations mark another major step in Tripura Police’s continued efforts to curb illegal cannabis cultivation and dismantle drug-related activities across the state.
