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Tripura: Rs 95 lakh worth marijuana crop destroyed

First Published: 15th January, 2023 21:29 IST

Continuing the war on drugs in Tripura, large scale plantation of Marijuana worth Rs 95 lakhs were destroyed in Sitakala Konaban area of Sipahijala district on Saturday.

Based on inputs regarding a large scale plantation of Marijuana plants in the Sitakala Konaban, near the Indo Bangladesh Border, a joint Operation was launched by Agartala Battalion of Assam Rifles with police representative from Madhupur Police Station. The joint operation destroyed approximately 1 lakh Marijuana plants which were planted in an area of 20-25 acres of Forest land.

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