Tripura, 29 Oct 2026: Police seized 17 packets of dry cannabis worth approximately ₹50 lakh in the black market and arrested a Bolero pickup driver at the Jherjheri check post under Kadamtala police station – 28 October Night.
According to police sources, acting on a tip-off, police intercepted an empty goods-carrying Bolero bearing registration number TR01AR-1642, heading towards Assam, on Tuesday night. Suspecting that the vehicle was carrying contraband, police conducted a thorough search.
Dharmanagar Sub-Divisional Police Officer Jayanta Karmakar, DCM Suman Das, a forensic team and personnel from Kadamtala police station arrived at the spot. During the search, police recovered 17 packets of dry cannabis from a concealed compartment inside the vehicle’s body.
The arrested driver was identified as Kishan Ghosh (29), son of late Kartik Ghosh, a resident of Subhashnagar, East Pratapgarh, Agartala.
During preliminary interrogation, the accused reportedly told police that the cannabis had been loaded near the Khayerpur bypass in Agartala and was intended to be smuggled into Assam.
Sub-Inspector Manoj Kumar Pal of Kadamtala police station said the operation was conducted based on confidential information. Police have registered a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and initiated further investigation.
