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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. +
News:2026-02-03/Policy/tripura-cannabis-cultivation-in-hills-reflects-failed-development-policy-says-senior-journalist +
A 3 February 2026 analysis by Tripurainfo.com Senior Journalist and Editor Jayanta Debnath argued that growing cannabis cultivation in Tripura's hill regions reflects a failure of state and central development policy in tribal and non-tribal villages, with horticulture and agricultural support funds not reaching intended beneficiaries. The piece reported a retired senior police officer's recollection of a detailed cannabis-cultivation report submitted in the late 1990s on interior areas including Pecharthal and Bishalgarh, with proposals for high-yield alternative farming that were not pursued. Debnath wrote that during recent ground visits to plantation sites and interactions with cultivators and police personnel, he found that most cultivators were poor villagers without viable alternative livelihoods rather than hardened criminals, and that destruction drives without rehabilitation drove cultivators back to the trade. The article concluded with a recommendation that the state either legalise cannabis cultivation or create genuine alternative livelihoods. +
News:2026-02-05/Enforcement/sonamura-police-destroys-90-000-ganja-plants-worth-13-5-crore-at-mainama-aralia-paoramura +
On Thursday 5 February 2026, a Sonamura Police Station-led joint operation destroyed approximately 90,000 mature cannabis plants across 25 plots in the Mainama, Aralia and Paoramura forest areas of Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district, covering around 32 acres. The operation began at 9:00 am. Officials estimated the destroyed material at approximately ₹13.5 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 Sonamura Forest Division participated. The operation was led by Sonamura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Inspector Tapas Das. +
News:2026-02-12/Enforcement/pdea-army-destroy-18-2m-marijuana-plantations-in-kalingalan-caluang-sulu-seize-six-high-powered-firearms +
A joint law enforcement operation on the afternoon of 12 February 2026 destroyed two cannabis plantations in Barangays Pitogo and Masjid Punjungan, Kalingalan Caluang, Sulu. Authorities uprooted and burned approximately 21,200 fully grown plants across roughly two hectares, with three sacks of dried cannabis leaves also seized. The combined value was reported at ₱18.232 million. Six high-powered firearms, including four M-16 rifles, one M-14 rifle, and a Garand rifle, together with ammunition, were recovered from a makeshift shelter on the farm. The operation was led by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 9 under Director Bryan Bating and drew in nine or more supporting units across the Philippine Army, Marines, Special Action Force, and Sulu police. It was acted on reports from Sulu Governor Abdusakur Tan Jr. and local leaders. The alleged cultivator, identified only by the alias "Mods," and his associates evaded arrest and were being pursued. Brig. Gen. Alaric Avelino Delos Santos of the Army's 1102nd Infantry Brigade described the plantations as evidence of an "organized and well-established illegal cultivation operation" in remote, difficult terrain. +
News:2026-02-14/Policy/special-operation-launched-to-eliminate-drugs-and-illicit-liquor-in-uva-province +
Inspector General of Police Priyantha Weerasuriya inaugurated a special enforcement programme at Thanamalwila Police Station targeting cannabis, other narcotics and illicit liquor across Uva Province. The launch was attended by senior police officers for Uva, Badulla and Monaragala, the Thanamalwila Divisional Secretary, the District Medical Officer, school principals and community committee representatives. The Police framed the programme as a youth-protection initiative. +
News:2026-02-15/Enforcement/sonamura-police-destroys-80-000-ganja-plants-on-30-plots-at-kamalanagar-krishna-dola-ghatigarh +
On Sunday 15 February 2026, a Sonamura Police Station-led joint operation destroyed approximately 80,000 mature cannabis plants across 30 plots in the Kamalanagar, Krishna Dola and Ghatigarh forest areas of Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district, covering around 30 acres. The operation began at 7:00 am. Officials estimated the destroyed material at approximately ₹12 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 the Sonamura Forest Division participated. +
Aceh Regional Police arrested a 58-year-old farmer from Central Aceh on 15 February 2026 carrying around 50 kg of cannabis at a traffic stop in Kulu village, Kuta Blang district, Bireuen regency. The suspect, identified as AW, said he had collected the consignment from a contact in Beutong Ateuh in Nagan Raya regency on the west coast and was heading to deliver it to a contact in Geudong village, Geureudong Pase district, Aceh Utara. The receiving contact escaped before police arrived. Aceh Police Chief Marzuki Ali Basyah cited the operation as part of his standing direction to clear cannabis trafficking from the province. +
News:2026-02-19/Policy/tripura-faces-drug-siege-as-some-leaders-allegedly-oppose-cannabis-destruction-drives +
A 19 February 2026 analysis by Tripura Info correspondent Jayanta Debnath reported that ganja fields and other contraband had spread across districts, subdivisions and block-level areas of Tripura, with hardly any subdivision now untouched by cannabis cultivation or seizures. The article alleged that beyond a handful of ministers and legislators, political leaders from both ruling and opposition camps had not been vocal against the expanding narcotics network, and that in some cases certain leaders had opposed police-led ganja destruction drives in their areas and mobilised local residents against operations. It further reported that police lack adequate storage for seized ganja and routinely burn contraband in the fields, drawing environmental concerns about smoke and air pollution. The piece referenced multiple recent cannabis operations including drives at Sonamura, Sidhai, Melaghar and Rangamatia, alongside a State Level Drug Disposal Committee disposal of narcotics linked to 175 cases at Bodhjungnagar Industrial Area. +