News:2025-02-27/Eradication/bsf-and-ncb-seize-5-quintals-of-ganja-and-destroy-cannabis-across-5-acres-on-the-cooch-behar-border

NewsEradication27 February 2025

BSF and NCB seize 5 quintals of ganja and destroy cannabis across 5 acres on the Cooch Behar border

Part of West Bengal eradication campaigns (2025)

ANI reported that the Border Security Force and the Narcotics Control Bureau ran a joint operation on the India and Bangladesh border in Cooch Behar district. An official release quoted by the agency said troops of the 78th Battalion under the BSF Guwahati Frontier detained one Indian smuggler carrying about 5 quintals of ganja at a border village. The release said roughly 5 acres of cannabis cultivation were destroyed by cutting and burning. The release added that such cultivation in these areas had become a source of earning for offenders, which is the force's own characterisation. The release names no village, so the coordinate is a district level point.

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PlaceCooch BeharWest BengalIndia

Growing regionNorth Bengal Plains

Growing areaKoch Bihar

AgencyBorder Security Force, 78 Bn Guwahati Frontier; Narcotics Control Bureau

Approximate location26.28, 89.35

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2025-02-27 Eradication BSF and NCB seize 5 quintals of ganja and destroy cannabis across 5 acres on the Cooch Behar border ANI reported that the Border Security Force and the Narcotics Control Bureau ran a joint operation on the India and Bangladesh border in Cooch Behar district. An official release quoted by the agency said troops of the 78th Battalion under the BSF Guwahati Frontier detained one Indian smuggler carrying about 5 quintals of ganja at a border village. The release said roughly 5 acres of cannabis cultivation were destroyed by cutting and burning. The release added that such cultivation in these areas had become a source of earning for offenders, which is the force's own characterisation. The release names no village, so the coordinate is a district level point. https://aninews.in/news/national/general-news/bsf-ncb-apprehend-smuggler-with-5-quintal-of-ganja-destroy-5-acres-cannabis-cultivation-in-cooch-behar20250227220600/ West Bengal eradication campaigns (2025) India West Bengal Cooch Behar North Bengal Plains Koch Bihar 26° 16' 48.00" N, 89° 21' 0.00" E Border Security Force, 78 Bn Guwahati Frontier; Narcotics Control Bureau https://d3lzcn6mbbadaf.cloudfront.net/media/details/ sized /ANI-20250227163457-thumbnail-320x180-70.jpg