Marijuana Seized In West Tripura

A joint operation was carried out by the Border Force…

On Sunday, the Border Security Force arrested three suspects from West Tripura and seized 1,385 kg of marijuana (ganja) in a joint operation with the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), the official said.

The official informed that a joint operation was carried out in the house of a suspected person of Urabari village in West Tripura following a specific intelligence input that was received on a Sunday morning indicating the stocking of a huge consignment of Marijuana (ganja).

During the operation, one person was apprehended, the official said.

"During preliminary cross-examination, he revealed the name of the main king-pin, a resident of West Tripura and other associates," the BSF official statement said.

It added that the ganja was recovered acting on the tip and the BSF arrested three people.

" Rs. 2,07,75,000 weighing 1385 kg of Ganja was recovered which was covered underground in their houses and all three Indian nationals were apprehended," it added.

"Border Security Force is fully committed to eradicating the menace of drugs from Tripura and making "Tripura - A Drug-Free State".

Resultantly, BSF has been conducting a drive against trans-border smugglers, particularly of narcotics and drugs, and succeeded in neutralizing them at regular intervals independently as well as in close association with other agencies," the BSF said.