Tripura: Large Consignment of Narcotics Recoved From Private Vehicle

North Tripura: In a massive success for the Tripura Police, a sizeable consignment of contraband ganja was seized from the possession of a couple driving their personnel vehicle. They were trying to move the contraband from Tripura to Assam when they were apprehended.

Acting based on a tip-off, a team from the Churaibari Police Station of North Tripura District was able to successfully intercept a Maruti Suzuki Baleno vehicle. They also arrested a man and a woman as they attempted to smuggle ganja into Assam at Churaibari on Tuesday afternoon. According to reports, one Sudeep Karmakar and his wife Dhimali Debbarma were caught by Churaibari police while smuggling ganja into Assam in their vehicle bearing the registration number TR 04 E 0768.

Accordingly, the police team confiscated the vehicle and seized a total of 51 packets containing 30 kgs of ganja concealed in several different compartments of the vehicle including the door cavities.

A case has been registered against the arrested husband and wife under the NDPS Act and both will be presented in the Dharmanagar District Court.

Previously, in a significant anti-narcotics operation conducted by the Tripura Police, a substantial cache of contraband suspected to be heroin, with an estimated value of Rs 10 crores, has been apprehended. The operation, based on specific intelligence inputs, was carried out at Churaibari village, situated on the Assam-Tripura border. During the meticulously planned search operation, law enforcement officers successfully intercepted a Tata Sumo vehicle, bearing registration number MN-01-AK-3139 en route from Assam. The ensuing search led to the discovery of a hidden compartment within the vehicle, where the illicit heroin consignment had been discreetly concealed.

Weighing approximately 1.3 kilograms, the seized narcotics represent a substantial value in the illegal drug market. Officials involved in the operation have indicated that the confiscated heroin has an estimated street value of around Rs 10 crores. The successful operation did not conclude with the seizure alone. Law enforcement authorities managed to apprehend three individuals who have been charged with the smuggling of these banned substances. The arrested individuals have been identified as Abdul Ali, Samar Krishna Das, and Prosenjit Das.

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