News:2026-01-07/Enforcement/assam-rifles-led-joint-operation-destroys-6-lakh-ganja-plants-on-200-acres-at-dhanpur-sonamura

7 January 2026

Tripura eradication campaigns (2026)

Enforcement

India·Tripura·Sepahijala·Dhanpur

Assam Rifles-led joint operation destroys 6 lakh ganja plants on 200 acres at Dhanpur, Sonamura

An Assam Rifles-led joint operation with BSF, Tripura Police, Tripura State Rifles, the Forest Department and district administration destroyed approximately 600,000 young cannabis plants across 65 plots covering about 200 acres in the general area of Dhanpur, Induria, Kaichyakhola and Dhanmura villages of Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district, around 66 km south of Agartala. The operation ran until late Wednesday 7 January 2026 evening and spanned three police station jurisdictions: Sonamura, Melagarh and Kalamchoura. Officials estimated the destroyed material at approximately ₹36 crore.

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2026-01-07 Enforcement Assam Rifles-led joint operation destroys 6 lakh ganja plants on 200 acres at Dhanpur, Sonamura An Assam Rifles-led joint operation with BSF, Tripura Police, Tripura State Rifles, the Forest Department and district administration destroyed approximately 600,000 young cannabis plants across 65 plots covering about 200 acres in the general area of Dhanpur, Induria, Kaichyakhola and Dhanmura villages of Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district, around 66 km south of Agartala. The operation ran until late Wednesday 7 January 2026 evening and spanned three police station jurisdictions: Sonamura, Melagarh and Kalamchoura. Officials estimated the destroyed material at approximately ₹36 crore. https://neherald.com/tripura/over-30-lakh-ganja-plants-worth-rs-145-crore-destroyed-in-tripura-in-10-days Tripura eradication campaigns (2026) India Tripura Sepahijala Dhanpur 23° 27' 0.00" N, 91° 18' 0.00" E