News:2025-11-20/Eradication/sitai-police-and-bsf-destroy-cannabis-across-about-16-bighas-at-kanjlikura-in-cooch-behar

NewsEradication20 November 2025

Sitai police and BSF destroy cannabis across about 16 bighas at Kanjlikura in Cooch Behar

Part of West Bengal eradication campaigns (2025)

Uttarbanga Sambad reported that a joint team of Sitai police station and the Border Security Force raided the Kanjlikura border area of Sitai on Thursday morning. The report said cannabis plants spread across about 16 bighas of land were identified and cut down with the help of a tractor. No arrest was made. Police sources told the paper there had been long standing complaints about cultivation in the area, and both police and the BSF said surveillance would continue.

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PlaceKanjlikuraCooch BeharWest BengalIndia

Growing regionNorth Bengal Plains

Growing areaKoch Bihar

AgencySitai police station; Border Security Force

Approximate location26.06, 89.32

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• 27 Feb 2025BSF and NCB seize 5 quintals of ganja and destroy cannabis across 5 acres on the Cooch Behar border
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2025-11-20 Eradication Sitai police and BSF destroy cannabis across about 16 bighas at Kanjlikura in Cooch Behar Uttarbanga Sambad reported that a joint team of Sitai police station and the Border Security Force raided the Kanjlikura border area of Sitai on Thursday morning. The report said cannabis plants spread across about 16 bighas of land were identified and cut down with the help of a tractor. No arrest was made. Police sources told the paper there had been long standing complaints about cultivation in the area, and both police and the BSF said surveillance would continue. https://uttarbangasambad.com/marijuana-cultivation-spread-across-16-bighas-of-land-all-the-trees-were-burnt-in-a-joint-operation-by-the-police-and-bsf/ West Bengal eradication campaigns (2025) India West Bengal Cooch Behar North Bengal Plains Koch Bihar Sitai (appellation) Kanjlikura 26° 3' 36.00" N, 89° 19' 12.00" E Sitai police station; Border Security Force