Sepahijala district police carried out a crackdown on illicit ganja (cannabis) cultivation at several places in the district on Sunday 13 September 2026.[1] Fourteen nursery beds holding about 140,000 saplings were found and destroyed on the spot after legal formalities.[1] The beds were at Mainamura, Anandapur, Ghatighar and Baga Lunga, under Sonamura police station.[1] The drive ran from 8:20 am to 11:30 am.[1] It was led by Inspector Tapas Das, the officer in charge of Sonamura police station.[1]

Police said they acted on secret information.[1] The operation was carried out jointly with the BSF, TSR battalions, Forest Department officials and other agencies.[1] The units named were the 81st Battalion of the BSF and the 11th Battalion of the TSR, with other sister agencies.[1] Police put the destination market value of the seized ganja at about 2.8 million rupees (28 lakh).[1]

Kailashahar News, a Bengali-language outlet, reported the same operation, with 14 nursery beds destroyed.[2] It put the number of saplings destroyed at about 140,000, with a market value of about 28 lakh rupees.[2] Das told reporters that operations against illegal contraband would continue the next day.[1]