In a significant effort against drug trafficking, Assam Rifles, in collaboration with Ambassa police, conducted a joint operation on January 9, 2024, resulting in the confiscation of 410 kg of marijuana valued at Rs 1.64 crore.

Acting on credible information about drug movements, the joint operation took place at Betbagan Naka under Ambassa Police Station.
Police representatives from Ambassa Police Station and Assam Rifles successfully seized a substantial quantity of marijuana from the general area of Ambassa.

The confiscated items were handed over to the Ambassa Police Station for further legal proceedings.

In another operation on January 9, Tripura Police, BSF, Assam Rifles, and CRPF personnel jointly seized a substantial quantity of Yaba tablets and cannabis valued at Rs 1.90 crores and arrested four individuals.

During the night of January 8-9, BSF, in its ongoing efforts to combat cross-border smuggling in Tripura, successfully intercepted 7,800 Yaba tablets worth Rs. 39 lakh in Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala District.

The BSF said, “In a joint effort with Customs Agartala and Sonamura, BSF troops conducted a search in a suspected house at Kulubari (Kajitila) village under Sonamura, uncovering 39 packets containing 7,800 Yaba tablets worth Rs. 39 lakh and apprehending one suspect.The operation also resulted in the rescue of six cattle and the seizure of 620 kgs of sugar and other contraband items, with a combined value of Rs. 50.74 lakh.”