Tripura, 24 Oct 2026: Jatrapur Police seized approximately 31 kg of dry ganja during a raid at a house in Colony Para, North Maheshpur, near Kathalia Block, on October 22. The house owner, identified as Swadesh Chandra Das, was arrested in connection with the seizure.
According to police sources, the operation was conducted at around 8:30 pm following a tip-off. A team led by Jatrapur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Parthanath Bhowmik, along with Sub-Inspector Bijoy Chakraborty, Assistant Sub-Inspector Tapas Das and other Tripura State Rifles (TSR) personnel, searched the residence and recovered the contraband stored in plastic drums.
The house owner was reportedly found inside the house during the search. Police seized the suspected narcotic substance and took the accused to Jatrapur Police Station for further investigation.
The police registered a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. According to the officer-in-charge, the accused was scheduled to be produced before the Sonamura court for further legal proceedings.
Jatrapur Police have continued their crackdown on illegal narcotics and ganja-related activities in the area.
