Assam Rifles, police seized large quantities of dry Ganja, two arrested

Assam Rifles on Friday again seized 620 kilograms of Cannabis (Ganja) worth Rs 2.8 crore from a warehouse in general areas of  Hezamara under West Tripura district.  

Assam Rifles, through a press statement said that based on credible information, a joint operation was launched by Assam Rifles and Customs Department. The team seized 620 kilograms of dry Ganja worth Rs 2.8 crore from general areas of  Hezamara, West Tripura district. Seized contents were handed over to the Customs department for further investigation and legal proceedings.

In another operation, Tripura police have recovered 153 kgs of dry Ganja from a truck at Baijalbari area of Khowai-Agartala route and arrested the driver and co-driver of the truck.

Police sources said that based on secret information, police detained the truck and in the course of the search operation, they recovered dry cannabis hidden inside tyres of the truck. Police arrested driver Ravi Kar of Himachal Pradesh and co-driver Chandan Paswon of Bihar state under specific NDPS Act case.