Assam Rifles destroy 12,000 cannabis plants in Unakoti forest
Assam Rifles troops with Tripura police destroyed about 12,000 cannabis plants on two acres of forest land at Ramdhula Para in Unakoti district on 9 January 2023. Police valued the crop at about Rs 24 lakh and said they were working to find the growers.
🇮🇳 Ramdhula Para forest, Pecharthal, Unakoti district, Tripura · India
The Radhanagar Battalion of the Assam Rifles, Agartala sector, destroyed large-scale cannabis cultivation in forest land at Ramdhula Para in Unakoti district on 9 January 2023.[1][2]The joint operation with the Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Kumarghat and Pecharthal police station followed inputs about the plantation from the force’s own sources and the police.[1]
The team destroyed about 12,000 plants growing on two acres (about 0.8 hectares) of forest land.[1]State police valued the destroyed crop at about Rs 24 lakh.[1]Police said they were working to find the cultivators; no arrests were reported.[1]
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Assam Rifles personnel uproot cannabis plants in the Ramdhula Para forest operation.Photo details
No arrests were reported; police said they were working to find the cultivators.
The Northeast Herald page carries a photo of the operation, but its file could not be downloaded for verification, so only the BorderLens photo is listed.
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