News:2026-02-03/Enforcement/sonamura-police-destroys-15-000-ganja-plants-and-seizes-136-kg-of-dry-ganja-at-rangamathia

3 February 2026

Tripura eradication campaigns (2026)

Enforcement

India·Tripura·Sepahijala·Rangamathia

Sonamura Police destroys 15,000 ganja plants and seizes 136 kg of dry ganja at Rangamathia

On Tuesday 3 February 2026, Sonamura Police destroyed approximately 15,000 mature cannabis plants across seven plots covering nearly five acres of forest land in the Rangamathia and Bholamura areas of Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district, in a joint operation with the 11th and 14th Battalion Tripura State Rifles. The operation ran from 2:30 pm to 5:45 pm. Officials estimated the destroyed standing crop at approximately ₹2.25 crore. The team also seized 136 kg of dried cannabis packed in two large packets and four sacks, with an estimated black-market value of around ₹2.4 lakh, calculated at ₹15,000 per kilogram. Police treated the seized material as unclaimed and registered a case. The operation was led by Sonamura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Inspector Tapas Das. An investigation to identify cultivators and those storing the illegal cannabis was reported as ongoing.

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2026-02-03 Enforcement Sonamura Police destroys 15,000 ganja plants and seizes 136 kg of dry ganja at Rangamathia On Tuesday 3 February 2026, Sonamura Police destroyed approximately 15,000 mature cannabis plants across seven plots covering nearly five acres of forest land in the Rangamathia and Bholamura areas of Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district, in a joint operation with the 11th and 14th Battalion Tripura State Rifles. The operation ran from 2:30 pm to 5:45 pm. Officials estimated the destroyed standing crop at approximately ₹2.25 crore. The team also seized 136 kg of dried cannabis packed in two large packets and four sacks, with an estimated black-market value of around ₹2.4 lakh, calculated at ₹15,000 per kilogram. Police treated the seized material as unclaimed and registered a case. The operation was led by Sonamura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Inspector Tapas Das. An investigation to identify cultivators and those storing the illegal cannabis was reported as ongoing. https://northeastlivetv.com/topnews/tripura-police-destroys-15000-cannabis-plants-seizes-136-kg-of-dry-ganja-in-major-crackdown/ Tripura eradication campaigns (2026) India Tripura Sepahijala Rangamathia 23° 28' 48.00" N, 91° 18' 0.00" E