Pecharthal Police and the 15th Battalion Tripura State Rifles destroyed approximately 15,000 to 17,000 mature cannabis plants across eight plots in the Kuli Basti forest near Machmara Tea Garden, Unakoti, Tripura, on 27 December 2025.
🇮🇳 Kuli Basti forest near Machmara Tea Garden, Unakoti, Tripura · India
On 27 December 2025, Pecharthal Police and personnel from the 15th Battalion of the Tripura State Rifles conducted an anti-narcotics operation in the Kuli Basti forest near Machmara Tea Garden, Unakoti district.[1][2]
The teams destroyed approximately 15,000 to 17,000 mature cannabis plants spread across eight plots.[1][2]
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