80,000 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.
🇮🇳 Urabari, Noagaon, Sidhai, Mohanpur, West Tripura · India
Mohanpur sub-divisional police and the Border Security Force destroyed about 80,000 cannabis plants on Tuesday 15 September 2026 at Urabari, under the Noagaon village committee and Sidhai police station in West Tripura.[1][2]About 50,000 plants were on two plots and about 30,000 on eight further plots.[1][2]
Sub-divisional police officer Ashish Dasgupta led the team after a tip-off.[1][2]He said the drive was part of work toward a drug-free Tripura and that similar operations would continue.[1][2]Neither report names an arrest.[1][2]
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Police and camouflaged personnel cut low plants in a field at dawn. The camera stamp reads Tuesday 15 September 2026 and gives a West Tripura position.Photo details
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