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17 packets of cannabis worth Rs 50 lakh seized at Kadamtala check gate; driver held

Tripura Police intercepted a vehicle at the Jherjheri check post in Kadamtala on the night of 28 October 2026 and recovered 17 packets of dry cannabis from a concealed compartment, valued at about Rs 50 lakh. The driver, Kishan Ghosh (29) of Agartala, was arrested under the NDPS Act.

🇮🇳 Jherjheri Naka Point, Churaibari, Kadamtala, North Tripura · India

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Arrested
1
Value (official estimate)
INR 5,000,000

Acting on confidential information, Tripura Police intercepted a vehicle at the Jherjheri Naka Point in Churaibari, Kadamtala, on the night of 28 October 2026, and searched it after suspecting contraband on board.[1][2] Dharmanagar Sub-Divisional Police Officer Jayanta Karmakar, DCM Suman Das, forensic experts and Kadamtala Police Station personnel joined the search at the spot.[2]

Officials found a specially designed concealed compartment inside the vehicle’s body holding 17 packets of dry cannabis of varying sizes, which were seized in the presence of officials and witnesses.[1][2]

The driver, Kishan Ghosh (29), son of late Kartik Ghosh and a resident of the East Pratapgarh area of Subhashnagar in Agartala, was taken into custody along with the vehicle.[2] During preliminary interrogation he allegedly said the cannabis had been loaded at the Khayerpur bypass area in Agartala and was meant to be smuggled into neighbouring Assam.[2]

Kadamtala Police Station Sub-Inspector Manoj Kumar Pal said the estimated black-market value of the consignment is around half a crore rupees (Rs 50 lakh).[2] Police registered a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and began investigating the trafficking network, including the source and intended recipients of the consignment.[2]

Sources

  1. Tripura Police Seize Rs 50 Lakh in Cannabis. NeWire, 29 October 2026.
  2. Half-crore worth of cannabis seized at Kadamtala check gate, driver arrested. Tripura Times, 29 October 2026. Churaibari dateline edition.

Open questions the AI reported

  • The total weight of the 17 seized packets was not stated in either source.
  • The source of the cannabis and its intended recipients in Assam were still under investigation at the time of reporting.

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