Border Security Force (BSF)
🇮🇳 India · Border guard · 28 reports
- People arrested
- 25
- Plants destroyed
- 24,289,500
- Cannabis seized
- 831.1 kg
Totals of what these reports state; a report counts when a source it cites names the agency.
Tripura police say 15 million ganja plants destroyed in year-long Sonamura drive
Sepahijala superintendent of police Bijoy Debbarma said joint police, Tripura State Rifles and BSF teams destroyed at least 1.5 crore ganja plants in Sonamura subdivision over the past year, causing an estimated Rs 1,000 crore loss to the illegal trade. He said the crackdown lay behind a 2 November attack on a BSF team at Ashabari, after which police have arrested 21 people.
Plants destroyed 15,000,000Nearly 19 lakh cannabis plants destroyed in Boxanagar drive
Tripura Police, the BSF and Tripura State Rifles jointly destroyed nearly 19 lakh cannabis plants across about 650 plantations in Boxanagar, Sepahijala district, over two days. The drive followed attacks on BSF personnel and renewed scrutiny of prior enforcement and the Nasha Mukt Tripura campaign.
Plants destroyed 1,900,000Sites 650Woman held with 45.9 kg dried cannabis in Jatrapur
Jatrapur police and the BSF's 81st Battalion arrested Safura Khatun at a house under Boranarayan gram panchayat, seizing 45.9 kg of dried cannabis. Police said she would be produced before the Sonamura court on Wednesday.
Arrested 1Cannabis 45.9 kgNine arrested after BSF attacked during ganja seizure in Tripura
Tripura police arrested nine people after a mob attacked BSF personnel at Ashabari village in Sepahijala district, injuring three troopers. Police said the clash followed a BSF anti-smuggling action in which personnel recovered packets of ganja.
Arrested 1810 packets of charas seized on Ibrahim Bet in Kutch
A BSF water-wing patrol found 10 unclaimed packets described as Afghani charas on Ibrahim Bet island in Kutch and seized them for handover to Narayan Sarovar police. No suspects were reported, with officers assessing the packets had been dumped at sea and washed ashore.
7,000 mature plants destroyed on five plots near Sonamura
Sepahijala police with the BSF, TSR and forest officials raided the Dhanirampur forest areas on 16 October 2026 and destroyed five cannabis plots holding about 7,000 mature plants on five acres. A drone-backed sweep of nearby Bijoynagar found no fields.
Plants destroyed 7,000Area 2 ha37,000 plants destroyed across 25 acres in Sepahijala drive
A joint NCB, CRPF, BSF, police, forest and TSR operation destroyed about 37,000 cannabis plants across 25 acres of forest land at Radhanagar, Debipur and Urangan Bari in Tripura's Sepahijala district on 16 October 2026.
Plants destroyed 37,000Area 10.1 ha327.7 kg of ganja found in seven drums near Sonamura
Sonamura police with the BSF and TSR searched the Kamalnagar Krishnadola area from 12.30 to 5 a.m. on 15 October 2026 and recovered 327.7 kg of dry ganja worth about Rs 1.64 crore from seven plastic drums. No owner came forward; the haul was seized as unclaimed.
Cannabis 327.7 kg80,000 cannabis plants cut at Urabari under Sidhai
Mohanpur police and the Border Security Force destroyed about 80,000 cannabis plants at Urabari, under Noagaon and Sidhai police station, on 15 September 2026. About 50,000 stood on two plots and about 30,000 on eight more. No arrests were reported.
Plants destroyed 80,000140,000 ganja saplings destroyed in 14 nursery beds near Sonamura
Sepahijala district police, with BSF and Tripura State Rifles units, destroyed 14 ganja nursery beds holding about 140,000 saplings at four sites near Sonamura on 13 September 2026. Police valued the destroyed crop at about 2.8 million rupees (28 lakh) and said the drives would continue.
Plants destroyed 140,000Sonamura police and BSF seize 17 kg of dry cannabis at NC Nagar
Sonamura Police and the 81st Battalion of the BSF recovered 17 kg of dry cannabis left unclaimed by the NC Nagar border road on the night of 12 September 2026. A case was registered under the NDPS Act and police began tracing the owner.
Cannabis 17 kg27 kg of dry cannabis seized unclaimed at Batadola, Sonamura
Sonamura Police and the 81st Battalion of the BSF recovered 27 kg of dry cannabis left unclaimed by the Batadola border roadside under Sonamura Police Station on the night of 11 September 2026. A case was registered under the NDPS Act and police began tracing the owner.
Cannabis 27 kgJoint team destroys about 800,000 cannabis saplings in Sepahijala
Sonamura police and partner agencies destroyed about 800,000 cannabis saplings in 27 seed beds across Dhanirampur, Bijoynagar and Batadola in Sepahijala on 12 August 2026, along with 20 kg of seeds and 200 kg of dried leaves.
Plants destroyed 800,000Cannabis 220 kgSonamura police destroy 80,000 cannabis plants across 30 plots
A Sonamura police-led joint operation destroyed approximately 80,000 mature cannabis plants in 30 plots across forest areas at Kamalanagar, Krishna Dola and Ghatigarh on 15 February 2026. The operation covered about 30 acres and officials estimated the destroyed crop's value at INR120 million.
Plants destroyed 80,000Area 12.1 haTripura forces destroy more than 500,000 cannabis plants at Dulunga
A joint operation in Dulunga forest, Sonamura, destroyed more than 500,000 cannabis plants in 92 plots across around 170 acres on 1 February 2026. Officials estimated the destroyed crop at INR750 million. Northeast Herald describes the wider drive as continuing through 2 February.
Plants destroyed 500,000Area 68.8 haTripura forces destroy 180,000 cannabis plants across 41 plots
A joint operation in Sonamura subdivision destroyed approximately 180,000 cannabis plants in 41 plots across nearly 65 acres of forest land on 29 January 2026. The participating agencies and reports' estimated crop value of INR270 million were independently reported.
Plants destroyed 180,000Area 26.3 haJoint forces destroy 600,000 cannabis plants across 200 acres in Dhanpur
A joint operation by Assam Rifles, BSF, Tripura Police, Tripura State Rifles and the Forest Department destroyed approximately 600,000 young cannabis plants across 65 plots and about 200 acres in four Sepahijala locations on 7 January 2026. Officials estimated the crop at INR360 million.
Plants destroyed 600,000Area 80.9 ha1.9 million cannabis plants destroyed across 650 acres in Sepahijala
Tripura Police, the Border Security Force and Tripura State Rifles uprooted about 1.9 million cannabis plants across roughly 650 acres of forest in Sepahijala district on 3 January 2026. Police put the crop at about ₹100 crore; no arrests were reported.
Plants destroyed 1,900,000Area 263 ha15 lakh cannabis plants destroyed across 180 acres in Sepahijala
Sepahijala police with BSF, TSR and forest teams uprooted about 15 lakh matured cannabis plants across some 180 acres of Anandapur and Ghatigarh forest on 30 December 2025. Police put the destination market value at about Rs 75 crore; no arrests were reported.
Plants destroyed 1,500,000Area 72.8 haSepahijala police destroy 320,000 cannabis plants across 35 plots
Sepahijala District Police and partner agencies destroyed approximately 320,000 mature cannabis plants across 35 plots and about 65 acres of forest in Khedabari, Anandapur and Ghatigarh near Sonamura, Tripura, on 29 December 2025. The report estimated the crop's market value at INR64 million.
Plants destroyed 320,000Area 26.3 haSonamura police destroy 360,000 cannabis plants across 38 plots
Sepahijala District Police, BSF, Tripura State Rifles and Forest Department teams destroyed approximately 360,000 mature cannabis plants across 38 plots and about 75 acres of forest in Kamalnagar, Batadola, Dhanirampur and Bijoy Nagar near Sonamura, Tripura, on 27 December 2025.
Plants destroyed 360,000Area 30.4 haOver 442,000 ganja plants destroyed in one day across Sepahijala
Police, BSF, TSR and forest teams destroyed more than 442,000 mature ganja plants in forest areas of Sepahijala district, Tripura, in a single day on 30 November 2025. The plots lay at Amarendranagar, Kamalnagar, Ghatigarh, Dulunga, Kartailya and Konaban; police called it one of the district's largest one-day drives.
Plants destroyed 442,000BSF seizes 168 kg of ganja in Tripura; three Bangladeshi nationals held
The BSF with Tripura police searched a house in Uttar Awasthipara village, South Tripura, on 7 November 2025 and seized 168 kg of ganja. In a separate operation the same day, BSF troops apprehended three Bangladeshi nationals at Megliband village, West Tripura, as they allegedly planned to cross into Bangladesh.
Arrested 3Cannabis 168 kgBSF destroys 65,000 cannabis plants on 10 hectares in Tripura
The Border Security Force with Tripura Police and forest officials cut, uprooted and burned about 65,000 mature cannabis plants across 10 hectares of forest near Gilamura village, Sonamura, on 13 November 2024.
Plants destroyed 65,000Area 10 haOver 80,000 cannabis plants destroyed in three Tripura operations
Tripura Police and BSF teams destroyed more than 80,000 cannabis plants in three operations across Unakoti and Sepahijala districts on 18 December 2023. Police burned 20,000 mature plants in a forest reserve, while two BSF-led drives cleared 15 and 18 acres (6.1 and 7.3 hectares).
Plants destroyed 80,000Area 13.4 ha298,500 cannabis plants destroyed on 149 acres in Tripura's Sepahijala
About 298,500 cannabis plants spread over 149.25 acres (60.4 hectares) of forest land in Tripura's Sepahijala district were destroyed on 16 December 2023, one of the biggest clearances of cannabis cultivation in the state up to then. The drive was part of the state's war on drugs, carried out with police, paramilitary and forest officials.
Plants destroyed 298,500Area 60.4 haBSF seizes 6 kg of ganja left by fleeing smugglers at Tarali border
BSF troops patrolling the India-Bangladesh border at Tarali in Basirhat found 6 kg of ganja in a bag left behind by smugglers they chased on 14 June 2023. The cannabis, valued at about ₹60,000, was handed to the Tentulia customs office, and the smugglers escaped.
Cannabis 6 kgBSF holds three Bangladeshis and seizes 19.5 kg of cannabis at border
Border Security Force troops arrested three Bangladeshi nationals trying to cross into India at East Digaltari in Cooch Behar on 24 August 2021 and seized 19.5 kg of cannabis with 45 bottles of phensydyl in overnight border operations. The three were handed over to the Border Guard Bangladesh.
Arrested 3Cannabis 19.5 kg