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News:2025-12-27/Enforcement/sonamura-police-destroys-3-6-lakh-ganja-plants-on-75-acres-at-kamalnagar-batadola-dhanirampur-bijoy-nagar +
On Saturday 27 December 2025, a Sonamura Police Station-led joint operation destroyed approximately 360,000 mature cannabis plants across 38 plots in the Kamalnagar, Batadola, Dhanirampur and Bijoy Nagar forest areas of Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district, covering around 75 acres. The operation began at 7:45 am. Personnel from Sonamura Police Station, the 81 and 49 Battalions BSF, the 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th Battalions of the Tripura State Rifles, the 14th Battalion Women TSR and Sonamura sub-division forest teams participated. The operation was led by Sonamura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Inspector Tapas Das. +
News:2025-12-27/Enforcement/tsr-destroys-around-16-000-mature-ganja-plants-near-machmara-tea-garden-unakoti +
On Saturday 27 December 2025, Tripura State Rifles personnel under Unakoti district command conducted a special operation in the Kuli Basti forest area near Machmara Tea Garden, destroying approximately 15,000 to 17,000 mature cannabis plants spread across eight plots. Several individuals involved in the cultivation were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The operation was led by the District Superintendent of Police or Additional District Superintendent of Police. +
News:2025-12-29/Enforcement/sonamura-police-destroys-3-2-lakh-ganja-plants-on-65-acres-at-khedabari-anandapur-ghatigarh +
On Monday 29 December 2025, a Sonamura Police Station-led joint operation destroyed approximately 320,000 mature cannabis plants across 35 plots in the Khedabari, Anandapur and Ghatigarh forest areas of Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district, covering around 65 acres. The operation began at 7:45 am. Officials estimated the destroyed material at approximately ₹6.4 crore. Personnel from Sonamura Police Station, the 81 and 49 Battalions BSF, the 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th Battalions of the Tripura State Rifles, the 14th Battalion Women TSR and the Sonamura sub-division forest teams participated. The operation was led by Sonamura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Inspector Tapas Das. +
News:2025-12-29/Trafficking/how-a-bengaluru-woman-techie-became-lady-don-running-major-ganja-trafficking-racket-to-sri-lanka +
Anakapalli district police arrested eight people including a Bengaluru-based software engineer for operating an inter-state cannabis trafficking network linked to Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. The operation was headed by Renuka and associate Surya Kailasa, who rented a house in Narsipatnam to source cannabis from tribal areas in Balimela and Chitrakonda on the Odisha border. The network included operatives from Bengaluru and Coimbatore managing logistics and expansion. Consignments were transported to Tamil Nadu via Rajapalayam highway junction, broken into smaller packets, and pushed to Sri Lanka through local smuggling networks. Police seized 74 kg of cannabis, a car, and two bikes near Suryakailasa. Officials described it as the first major case of ganja being smuggled to Sri Lanka from the AOB region via this route. +
News:2026-01-03/Enforcement/joint-forces-destroy-19-lakh-ganja-plants-on-650-acres-in-sonamura-sepahijala +
On Saturday 3 January 2026, joint security forces destroyed approximately 1,900,000 immature cannabis plants across nearly 650 acres of forest land in the Kalamchoura region of Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district. The destruction covered the North Kalamchoura, South Kalamchoura, Anandapur and Ghatigarh forest areas. Around 600 personnel were deployed to uproot plantations across dense and difficult terrain. Officials estimated the destroyed material at approximately ₹100 crore. Sepahijala Additional Superintendent of Police Rajib Sutradhar said law enforcement increasingly uses drone surveillance to detect cannabis cultivation in remote forest areas before launching coordinated ground operations. Sonamura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Tapan Das described the operation as the largest single-day cannabis destruction in Tripura's record and noted no arrests had been made, with cultivation taking place on encroached forest land. The operation was led by the Commandants of BSF Battalions 81 and 42 alongside the Additional Superintendent of Police Sepahijala, with personnel from BSF, Tripura State Rifles, Tripura Police and Forest Department. +
News:2026-01-04/Enforcement/diego-martin-police-destroy-200-marijuana-plants-in-operation-trident-anti-crime-exercise +
Police from the Western Division of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) discovered and destroyed approximately 200 marijuana plants during Operation Trident on January 4, 2026. Officers hiked nearly one mile uphill from a track off Salandy Street in Diego Martin to reach a clearing containing the plantation. The coordinated operation involved the Western Division Gang Intelligence Unit (WDGIU), West End Criminal Investigations Department, and West End Charge Room. Police uprooted and burned all plants on site. The operation was sanctioned by Senior Superintendent Williams, spearheaded by Superintendent Gyan and West Assistant Superintendent Aguellera, and coordinated by Inspectors Grant and Perry. +
News:2026-01-07/Enforcement/assam-rifles-led-joint-operation-destroys-6-lakh-ganja-plants-on-200-acres-at-dhanpur-sonamura +
An Assam Rifles-led joint operation with BSF, Tripura Police, Tripura State Rifles, the Forest Department and district administration destroyed approximately 600,000 young cannabis plants across 65 plots covering about 200 acres in the general area of Dhanpur, Induria, Kaichyakhola and Dhanmura villages of Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district, around 66 km south of Agartala. The operation ran until late Wednesday 7 January 2026 evening and spanned three police station jurisdictions: Sonamura, Melagarh and Kalamchoura. Officials estimated the destroyed material at approximately ₹36 crore. +
Assam Rifles (Spear Corps), working with BSF, Tripura State Rifles, Police, and the Forest Department, destroyed an illegal ganja plantation across Dhanpur, Induria, Kacchakhala, and Dhanmura in Tripura (reported Jan 8, 2026). Authorities said ~6 lakh plants were eradicated across ~200 acres (~80.9 ha), estimated value ~₹36 crore. +
News:2026-01-09/Enforcement/kalinga-police-destroy-159-100-marijuana-plants-across-20-operations-in-tinglayan-during-holiday-enforcement-c +
The Kalinga Police Provincial Office (KPPO) conducted 20 marijuana eradication operations in Tinglayan municipality from December 16, 2025 to January 6, 2026, destroying 159,100 fully grown cannabis plants with an estimated value of ₱31.76 million (approximately $550,000 USD). The operations were part of the Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operations (SACLEO) led by OIC Provincial Director Police Colonel Gilbert Fati-ig. Additional enforcement actions during the holiday period included four buy-bust operations resulting in seven drug-related arrests and seizure of 11.45 grams of methamphetamine and 347.6 grams of dried marijuana leaves and stalks valued at ₱99,172. KPPO indicated plans to continue collaboration with local government units to sustain peace and order operations. +
News:2026-01-13/Enforcement/authorities-destroy-16-3m-worth-of-marijuana-plants-in-tinglayan-kalinga +
The Kalinga Police Provincial Office (KPPO) conducted 20 marijuana eradication operations in Tinglayan municipality from December 16, 2025 to January 6, 2026, destroying 159,100 fully grown cannabis plants with an estimated value of ₱31.76 million (approximately $550,000 USD). The operations were part of the Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operations (SACLEO) led by OIC Provincial Director Police Colonel Gilbert Fati-ig. Additional enforcement actions during the holiday period included four buy-bust operations resulting in seven drug-related arrests and seizure of 11.45 grams of methamphetamine and 347.6 grams of dried marijuana leaves and stalks valued at ₱99,172. KPPO indicated plans to continue collaboration with local government units to sustain peace and order operations. +
News:2026-01-14/Enforcement/police-destroy-nearly-1-000-cannabis-plants-in-canje-creek-eradication-operation +
Guyana police carried out an early-morning eradication operation at Wel te Vreeden, Canje Creek (Berbice), locating an approximately one-acre plot with ~950 cannabis plants (2–5 ft) and a makeshift camp. Plants and camp were destroyed by fire; no arrests were made; investigations are ongoing. +
News:2026-01-15/Enforcement/alipurduar-district-police-destroy-illegally-cultivated-cannabis-plants-in-purba-narathali-kumargram +
Acting on specific input, Alipurduar District Police carried out a raid at Purba Narathali under Kamakhyaguri OP (Kumargram PS), detecting and destroying illegally cultivated cannabis plants across four separate plots on-site by uprooting and burning. Images from the operation show officers destroying multiple mature plants estimated at 6-8 feet in height. +
Manamelkudi coastal police arrested two fishermen — A. Arokia Rahul (31, Anthoniyarpuram) and K. Rajeswaran alias Sivasankar (29, Panangkudi Thope) — for attempting to smuggle 110 kg of cannabis to Sri Lanka by sea from Pudukkottai district. Rahul's uncle S. Stephen Raj (52, Sayalkudi) arranged the job, with three bags of cannabis delivered by car at Athipattinam cremation road late Saturday night. The pair loaded the bags onto Rahul's fibre boat, fished through Sunday night and Monday as cover, then navigated to GPS coordinates provided by a Sri Lankan counterpart for a mid-sea handoff. When the Sri Lankan contact failed to appear by 2:15 am Tuesday, they returned to Anthoniyarpuram harbour and went ashore for tea at Manamelkudi. Police constable Thiyarajeswaran — recently transferred from Sethubavachatram station — recognised Rajeswaran as an associate of known smuggler Muthrasan of Karanguda (near Peravurani) and stopped the pair. Audio messages on Rahul's phone to his Sri Lankan counterpart confirmed the smuggling operation. Police seized 110 kg of cannabis from the boat. +
News:2026-01-22/Trafficking/customs-intercept-9-9m-worth-of-imported-kush-at-postal-and-clark-parcel-channels +
Bureau of Customs officers intercepted imported cannabis across two parcel-channel operations reported on 28 January 2026. At the Central Mail Exchange Center in Pasay City on 22 January, eight inbound postal parcels declared as clothing, dog food, and board games were found to contain approximately 2,482 grams of cannabis characterised as kush, with a reported standard drug price of over ₱3.7 million. In a separate operation, the BOC together with the Clark Inter-Agency Task Force Against Illegal Drugs seized approximately 4.11 kilograms of high-grade kush concealed in a cylindrical container within a shipment declared as a "polyester rug runner." That shipment originated in California and was consigned to San Mateo, Rizal; it was valued at ₱6.16 million. Combined across the two interceptions, BOC seized approximately 6.6 kilograms of imported cannabis valued at ₱9.9 million. Charges were framed under Section 4, Article II of Republic Act 9165 and provisions of Republic Act 10863 covering misdeclaration and unlawful importation. BOC Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno attributed the seizures to sustained monitoring of parcel channels against trafficking networks. +
News:2026-01-28/Enforcement/assam-rifles-destroy-1-45-lakh-ganja-saplings-across-58-acres-in-boxanagar-sepahijala +
On Wednesday 28 January 2026, Assam Rifles destroyed an illicit cannabis plantation spread across more than 58 acres in the Boxanagar area of Sepahijala district, about 41 km south of Agartala, in a joint operation with the Sepahijala district police, Tripura State Rifles and the Forest Department. Around 145,000 cannabis saplings were uprooted across multiple plots. Officials estimated the destroyed crop at approximately ₹14.5 crore. No arrests were made; the destruction was carried out in the presence of civil administration and police representatives. Investigations to identify those involved in cultivation and financing were reported as ongoing. +
News:2026-01-29/Enforcement/joint-forces-destroy-1-8-lakh-ganja-plants-on-65-acres-at-kamalanagar-sonamura +
On Thursday 29 January 2026, a Sonamura Police Station-led joint operation destroyed 41 cannabis cultivation plots spread across approximately 65 acres of forest land in the Kamalanagar, Krishnadola, Dulunga and Bijoy Nagar areas of Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district. Around 180,000 mature cannabis plants were uprooted and destroyed in the nine-hour operation. Officials estimated the destroyed crop at approximately ₹27 crore. Personnel from Sonamura Police Station, the 81 Battalion BSF, the 5th, 9th, 11th and 14th Battalions of the Tripura State Rifles, the 14th Battalion Women TSR, the 35 Battalion Assam Rifles and other agencies participated. +
News:2026-01-30/Enforcement/pdea-destroys-48-9m-worth-of-marijuana-in-four-day-sugpon-kibungan-boundary-campaign +
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office 1, working with the Ilocos Sur Police Provincial Office and local police units, conducted a series of coordinated eradication operations across the mountainous boundary of Sugpon, Ilocos Sur and Kibungan, Benguet from 27 to 30 January 2026. The combined operations destroyed cannabis reportedly valued at ₱48.9 million. A 27–28 January operation in Barangay Licungan, Sugpon destroyed approximately 46,750 fully grown plants across multiple plantation sites covering 10,450 square metres. A 28–29 January operation in the disputed-boundary area between Barangay Licungan (Sugpon) and Barangay Tacadang (Kibungan, Benguet) cleared 15,400 square metres of rugged terrain planted with mature cannabis valued at ₱12.97 million. A 29–30 January operation destroyed 126,900 fully grown plants and approximately 10 kilograms of dried cannabis across 28,950 square metres, valued at ₱26.58 million. PDEA Region 1 information officer Mariepe de Guzman confirmed the campaign on 30 January, and PDEA Regional Director Atty. Benjamin Gaspi framed the joint operations as preventing illegal drugs from reaching communities. +
News:2026-02-01/Enforcement/joint-forces-destroy-5-lakh-cannabis-plants-on-170-acres-at-dulunga-forest-sonamura +
Between Sunday 1 and Monday 2 February 2026, a Sonamura Police Station-led joint operation destroyed approximately 500,000 cannabis plants across 92 cultivation plots covering around 170 acres of forest land in the Dulunga forest area of Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district. The 1 February drive ran from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Officials estimated the destroyed crop at approximately ₹75 crore. Personnel from Sonamura and Jatrapur Police Stations, the Sepahijala District Armed Police, multiple BSF battalions, the Tripura State Rifles, the Central Reserve Police Force, the Sonamura Forest Division and other agencies participated. The operation continued despite reported resistance from some villagers and alleged smugglers, and some cultivators were reported to have pleaded with security forces to spare crops, citing financial hardships including daughters' marriages and family sustenance. Investigations to identify smugglers and cultivators were reported as ongoing. +
News:2026-02-03/Enforcement/assam-rifles-destroy-1-75-lakh-ganja-saplings-across-50-acres-in-boxanagar-sepahijala +
Assam Rifles destroyed approximately 175,000 cannabis saplings spread across nearly 50 acres in the Boxanagar area of Sepahijala district, about 41 km south of Agartala, in a joint operation with the Forest Department, Agartala, reported by Northeast Today on 4 February 2026. Officials estimated the destroyed crop at approximately ₹25.72 crore. The operation was the second documented Assam Rifles destruction drive in Boxanagar in successive weeks. +
News:2026-02-03/Enforcement/sonamura-police-destroys-15-000-ganja-plants-and-seizes-136-kg-of-dry-ganja-at-rangamathia +
On Tuesday 3 February 2026, Sonamura Police destroyed approximately 15,000 mature cannabis plants across seven plots covering nearly five acres of forest land in the Rangamathia and Bholamura areas of Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district, in a joint operation with the 11th and 14th Battalion Tripura State Rifles. The operation ran from 2:30 pm to 5:45 pm. Officials estimated the destroyed standing crop at approximately ₹2.25 crore. The team also seized 136 kg of dried cannabis packed in two large packets and four sacks, with an estimated black-market value of around ₹2.4 lakh, calculated at ₹15,000 per kilogram. Police treated the seized material as unclaimed and registered a case. The operation was led by Sonamura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Inspector Tapas Das. An investigation to identify cultivators and those storing the illegal cannabis was reported as ongoing. +