News:2026-01-15/Enforcement/alipurduar-district-police-destroy-illegally-cultivated-cannabis-plants-in-purba-narathali-kumargram

News record15 January 2026EradicationWest Bengal eradication campaigns (2026)

Alipurduar District Police destroy illegally cultivated cannabis plants in Purba Narathali (Kumargram)

Acting on specific input, Alipurduar District Police carried out a raid at Purba Narathali under Kamakhyaguri OP (Kumargram PS), detecting and destroying illegally cultivated cannabis plants across four separate plots on-site by uprooting and burning. Images from the operation show officers destroying multiple mature plants estimated at 6-8 feet in height.

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Date15 Jan 2026

CategoryEradication

Part ofWest Bengal eradication campaigns (2026)

CountryIndia

State / provinceWest Bengal

District / areaAlipurduar

LocalityKumargram (Purba Narathali)

Growing regionThe Dooars

AgencyAlipurduar District Police

Coordinates26.491675, 89.778571

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2026-01-15 Eradication Alipurduar District Police destroy illegally cultivated cannabis plants in Purba Narathali (Kumargram) Acting on specific input, Alipurduar District Police carried out a raid at Purba Narathali under Kamakhyaguri OP (Kumargram PS), detecting and destroying illegally cultivated cannabis plants across four separate plots on-site by uprooting and burning. Images from the operation show officers destroying multiple mature plants estimated at 6-8 feet in height. https://www.facebook.com/Alipurduarpolice/posts/-action-against-illegal-cannabis-cultivatioacting-on-specific-input-a-raid-was-c/1179028881060675/ West Bengal eradication campaigns (2026) India West Bengal Alipurduar Kumargram (Purba Narathali) 26° 29' 30.03" N, 89° 46' 42.86" E The Dooars Alipurduar District Police