Jatrapur police station of Sepahijala district achieved a major success in its ongoing crackdown against cannabis (Ganja) cultivation by destroying more than 20,000 cannabis plants grown illegally in a protected forest hill area under the police station's jurisdiction.
The operation was conducted at Nyarāmura forest area, led by Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Jatrapur police station, Parthanath Bhowmik, with assistance from Tripura State Rifles (TSR) personnel. According to the OC, over 20,000 cannabis plants were uprooted and destroyed during the drive.
The illegal cannabis plantations were located in a forest area along the border of Melaghar and Jatrapur police station jurisdictions. Police personnel had to travel through difficult hilly terrain for nearly 8–9 kilometres to reach the cultivation sites.
During the operation, police identified six to seven separate plots where large-scale cannabis cultivation was underway and destroyed all the plants found there.
OC Parthanath Bhowmik said that similar anti-cannabis and other anti-drug operations would continue in the Jatrapur police station area in the coming days.