News:2026-01-29/Enforcement/joint-forces-destroy-1-8-lakh-ganja-plants-on-65-acres-at-kamalanagar-sonamura

News record29 January 2026EradicationTripura eradication campaigns (2026)

Joint forces destroy 1.8 lakh ganja plants on 65 acres at Kamalanagar, Sonamura

On Thursday 29 January 2026, a Sonamura Police Station-led joint operation destroyed 41 cannabis cultivation plots spread across approximately 65 acres of forest land in the Kamalanagar, Krishnadola, Dulunga and Bijoy Nagar areas of Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district. Around 180,000 mature cannabis plants were uprooted and destroyed in the nine-hour operation. Officials estimated the destroyed crop at approximately ₹27 crore. Personnel from Sonamura Police Station, the 81 Battalion BSF, the 5th, 9th, 11th and 14th Battalions of the Tripura State Rifles, the 14th Battalion Women TSR, the 35 Battalion Assam Rifles and other agencies participated.

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Date29 Jan 2026

CategoryEradication

Part ofTripura eradication campaigns (2026)

CountryIndia

State / provinceTripura

District / areaSepahijala

LocalityKamalanagar

Coordinates23.47, 91.28

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2026-01-29 Eradication Joint forces destroy 1.8 lakh ganja plants on 65 acres at Kamalanagar, Sonamura On Thursday 29 January 2026, a Sonamura Police Station-led joint operation destroyed 41 cannabis cultivation plots spread across approximately 65 acres of forest land in the Kamalanagar, Krishnadola, Dulunga and Bijoy Nagar areas of Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district. Around 180,000 mature cannabis plants were uprooted and destroyed in the nine-hour operation. Officials estimated the destroyed crop at approximately ₹27 crore. Personnel from Sonamura Police Station, the 81 Battalion BSF, the 5th, 9th, 11th and 14th Battalions of the Tripura State Rifles, the 14th Battalion Women TSR, the 35 Battalion Assam Rifles and other agencies participated. https://www.indiatodayne.in/tripura/story/over-5-lakh-cannabis-plants-worth-rs-75-crore-destroyed-in-tripura-anti-narcotics-drive-1340143-2026-02-02 Tripura eradication campaigns (2026) India Tripura Sepahijala Kamalanagar 23° 28' 12.00" N, 91° 16' 48.00" E Tripura Police 180000 26.3