Tripura police seize 794 kg of dried cannabis buried under a house
Jatrapur police seized about 794 kg of dried cannabis from eleven underground drums at Laltilla Para on 13 August 2026 and arrested homeowner Badal Chandra De. The haul was valued at about ₹1.5 crore; he was produced before the Sonamura court the same day.
Acting on intelligence from the Tripura Police intelligence wing, officers from Jatrapur police station searched a house at Laltilla Para under Bhavanipur panchayat in Sepahijala district in the early hours of 13 August 2026.[1][2]
They recovered eleven Sintex drums of dried cannabis buried under a newly built structure on the property, about 794 kg in all.[1][2]Police estimated the value at roughly ₹1.5 crore.[1][2]
Officer-in-charge Parthanath Bhowmik led the raid with sub-inspectors from the station and Tripura State Rifles personnel; the Sonamura sub-divisional police officer also attended.[1][2]The owner, Badal Chandra De, was arrested and booked under the NDPS Act, then produced before the Sonamura court on 13 August.[1][2]
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The raid began around 12:30 am after intelligence from the state police wing; sources did not give the exact calendar date of the tip, only the court production on 13 August.
Tripura India valued the load at about ₹1 crore in the headline and ₹1.5 crore in the body; India Today used ₹1.5 crore.
No photograph of the drums or dig site was published with these reports.
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