The battle against drug activities in Tripura has heightened consistently. Collaborative efforts of Tripura Police, the Excise department, BSF, CRPF, and Forest department have discovered and destroyed multiple hectares of forest lands for marijuana cultivation.
In continued endeavors to eradicate the drug menace, distinct operations were conducted across various locations in the state on Sunday, which yielded substantial progress in addressing this issue.
In the Arakata area under Sidhai police station in West Tripura district, approximately 40,000 to 45,000 marijuana plants were eradicated across 14 jungle plots.
The joint efforts of Tripura Police, BSF, CRPF, Narcotics Control Bureau, and forest department officials were evident in these simultaneous operations.
In another operation, in Hataliya under PR Bari police station in South Tripura district, about 18,000 marijuana plants across 4.5 acres of land were eliminated through methods such as cutting, uprooting, and burning.
Bijoy Sen, the officer in charge of Sidhai police station stated, “We eradicated marijuana cultivation in a minimum of 14 plots located within the jungle, destroying approximately 40,000 to 45,000 marijuana plants.”
Besides, around 298,500 marijuana plants were destroyed in Sepahijala district. This large-scale destruction covered an area of 149.25 acres of forest lands and took place on Saturday. Around 133,000 marijuana plants scattered across 43 plots and approximately 36 acres of forest land were destroyed in Sepahijala district December 11.
Another operation on December saw the destruction of 40,000 marijuana plants spread over around 20 acres of forest land in the Sibnagar Taxapara areas of Sepahijala district.
However four Tripura police personnel sustained injuries, and several police vehicles were damaged, as they were attacked while returning after an operation aimed at destroying thousands of cannabis plants. On November 15, a group of individuals in West Tripura assaulted the police using bricks and stones.
Notably, in October, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha had called upon the state’s youth to initiate a battle against drugs, emphasizing its severe impact on students and young individuals.
