Jatrapur Police and Tripura State Rifles teams destroyed nearly 100,000 mature cannabis plants across 22 plots in the Southern Taichhama forest and South Paharpur forest areas of Sepahijala, Tripura, on 23 December 2025.
🇮🇳 Southern Taichhama forest, Jagatrampara ADC village, and South Paharpur forest, Jatrapur, Sepahijala, Tripura · India
On 23 December 2025, Jatrapur Police and Tripura State Rifles personnel conducted an early-morning anti-narcotics operation in Sepahijala district.[1][2]
The teams destroyed cannabis plants in 12 plots in the Southern Taichhama forest of Jagatrampara ADC village, then destroyed 10 more plots in the South Paharpur forest area near Kathalia.[1][2] The two reports put the total at nearly or over 100,000 mature plants.[1][2]
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