News:2020-12-18/Eradication/tripura-police-and-bsf-destroy-2-lakh-ganja-plants-amid-cultivator-resistance-at-ghatigira-sonamura

NewsEradication18 December 2020

Tripura Police and BSF destroy 2 lakh ganja plants amid cultivator resistance at Ghatigira, Sonamura

Part of Tripura eradication campaigns (2020)

On Friday 18 December 2020, a joint Tripura Police and Border Security Force operation destroyed over 200,000 cannabis plants in raids at Matinagar, Kalamchoura, Ghatigira, Boxanagar and other villages of Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district. Officials estimated the destroyed material at approximately ₹1 crore. The operation was led by Sonamura Sub-Divisional Police Officer Banik Biplab Das. At Ghatigira village near the India-Bangladesh international border, the security team came under attack by a mob of cannabis cultivators who attempted to forcibly cordon them off. Police responded with lathi-charge and fired tear gas shells to disperse the mob. The cannabis plantations were burned at the site after destruction. Reported by Outlook India syndicated from Press Trust of India on 19 December 2020; also covered by Indian Express.

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PlaceGhatigiraSepahijalaTripuraIndia

Growing regionIndo-Burman Range

Growing areaTripura Hills

AgencyTripura Police

Plants eradicated200,000

Approximate location23.47, 91.28

Quantities as reported by the source.

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2020-12-18 Eradication Tripura Police and BSF destroy 2 lakh ganja plants amid cultivator resistance at Ghatigira, Sonamura On Friday 18 December 2020, a joint Tripura Police and Border Security Force operation destroyed over 200,000 cannabis plants in raids at Matinagar, Kalamchoura, Ghatigira, Boxanagar and other villages of Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district. Officials estimated the destroyed material at approximately ₹1 crore. The operation was led by Sonamura Sub-Divisional Police Officer Banik Biplab Das. At Ghatigira village near the India-Bangladesh international border, the security team came under attack by a mob of cannabis cultivators who attempted to forcibly cordon them off. Police responded with lathi-charge and fired tear gas shells to disperse the mob. The cannabis plantations were burned at the site after destruction. Reported by Outlook India syndicated from Press Trust of India on 19 December 2020; also covered by Indian Express. https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/security-forces-destroy-cannabis-plants-worth-rs-1-cr-in-tripura/1996228 Tripura eradication campaigns (2020) India Tripura Sepahijala Indo-Burman Range Tripura Hills Sepahijala (appellation) Ghatigira 23° 28' 12.00" N, 91° 16' 48.00" E Tripura Police 200000 https://images.assettype.com/outlookindia/2024-01/708eff1a-ed74-4300-9665-bc796694d906/outloo 2022 03 28 112226.jpeg