BSF seizes 168 kg of ganja in Tripura; three Bangladeshi nationals held
The BSF with Tripura police searched a house in Uttar Awasthipara village, South Tripura, on 7 November 2025 and seized 168 kg of ganja. In a separate operation the same day, BSF troops apprehended three Bangladeshi nationals at Megliband village, West Tripura, as they allegedly planned to cross into Bangladesh.
🇮🇳 Uttar Awasthipara and Megliband, Tripura · India
The Border Security Force, working with PR Bari police station staff and officials of the Deputy Collector and Magistrate’s office in Belonia, searched a house in Uttar Awasthipara village, Dakshin Krishnapur, Radhanagar, South Tripura district, and recovered 168 kg of ganja.[1][2]The search took place on 7 November 2025 and was reported the next day.[1][2]
In a separate operation the same day, BSF troops apprehended three Bangladeshi nationals in the Indian village of Megliband, Katlamura, under Sidhai police station in Mohanpur subdivision of West Tripura district, as they allegedly planned to cross into Bangladesh.[1][2]The BSF said the operations showed its continued effort against cross-border crime and drug trafficking in Tripura with state agencies.[2]
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BSF and police personnel with the seized ganja packets stacked in blue wrapping after the house searchPhoto details
It is unclear whether the three apprehended Bangladeshi nationals face charges or are linked to the seized ganja, as the sources describe two separate operations.
No arrests at the searched house in Uttar Awasthipara were reported.
The same wire report describes a separate 2 November destruction of about 5,000 cannabis plants on the Tripura-Assam border, a different event left out here.
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