News:2025-08-31/Eradication/sonamura-police-destroys-2-28-lakh-ganja-plants-on-19-plots-and-35-acres-in-sonamura

NewsEradication31 August 2025

Sonamura Police destroys 2.28 lakh ganja plants on 19 plots and 35 acres in Sonamura

Part of Tripura eradication campaigns (2025)

On Sunday 31 August 2025, a Sonamura Police Station-led joint operation destroyed approximately 228,000 cannabis plants across 19 forest plots covering 35 acres in Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district. The operation was led by Sonamura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Tapas Das with Border Security Force and Forest Department personnel. The operation was one of two parallel same-day Sepahijala destruction drives, alongside a Jatrapur Police Station-led op at 12 nursery plots in South Moheshpur and Katalia, totalling over 428,000 plants destroyed district-wide. The combined district-wide effort was reported as one of the largest single-day anti-drug operations in Sepahijala at the time.

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PlaceSonamuraSepahijalaTripuraIndia

Growing regionIndo-Burman Range

Growing areaTripura Hills

AgencyTripura Police

Plants eradicated228,000

Hectares14.2

Approximate location23.47, 91.27

Quantities as reported by the source.

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2025-08-31 Eradication Sonamura Police destroys 2.28 lakh ganja plants on 19 plots and 35 acres in Sonamura On Sunday 31 August 2025, a Sonamura Police Station-led joint operation destroyed approximately 228,000 cannabis plants across 19 forest plots covering 35 acres in Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district. The operation was led by Sonamura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Tapas Das with Border Security Force and Forest Department personnel. The operation was one of two parallel same-day Sepahijala destruction drives, alongside a Jatrapur Police Station-led op at 12 nursery plots in South Moheshpur and Katalia, totalling over 428,000 plants destroyed district-wide. The combined district-wide effort was reported as one of the largest single-day anti-drug operations in Sepahijala at the time. https://www.indiatodayne.in/tripura/story/tripura-police-destroy-over-428-lakh-ganja-saplings-in-sepahijala-district-crackdown-1270462-2025-09-01 Tripura eradication campaigns (2025) India Tripura Sepahijala Indo-Burman Range Tripura Hills Sepahijala (appellation) Sonamura 23° 28' 12.00" N, 91° 16' 12.00" E Tripura Police 228000 14.2