Ganja worth Rs 5 lakh seized, two held
Tripura police arrested two persons and seized 30 kilograms of cannabis (ganja) worth Rs 5 lakh at Naka checking Point in Churaibari under Churaibari police station on Tuesday.
The incident took place after the Tripura police led by SP North Tripura District Bhanupada Chakraborty intercepted the vehicle bearing registration number TR04 E 0768 at Naka checking Point in Churaibari.
During a meticulous search of the vehicle, police officials found 30 kilograms of cannabis (ganja) packed in 61 packets. The cannabis (ganja) worth Rs 5 lakh were kept hidden in secret chambers inside the vehicle, said police.
The vehicle driver Sudip Karmakar resident of Hazamara under Sedhai Police Station and his wife resident of Hatimara, Khowai were arrested for possessing cannabis (ganja). The seized cannabis (ganja) was intended for smuggling purposes beyond Tripura’s borders, police said.
The accused driver and his wife have been booked under relevant sections of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. However, Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha has called on Tripura to get rid of drugs. Police are seizing crores worth of heroin, brown sugar, cannabis (ganja) and arresting traffickers, but the real kingpins remain out of reach, which is why the state is not moving towards a drug-free state despite so many anti-drug campaigns.
