Assam Rifles, police seize marijuana worth Rs 1 crore; 2 arrested in Tripura – Medical Marijuana Program Connection

AGARTALA: Assam Rifles Battalion apprehended two persons and seized 257 Kg of marijuana with an approximate cost of Rs 1 crore in Gen. A Ambassa, under Ambassa PS, Dhalai District, Tripura, on Friday, officials informed through a statement. Acting on a tip-off, an Assam Rifles team launched a joint operation with police representatives from Ambassa Police Station in the general area of Ambassa, under Ambassa PS, Dhalai District,Tripura. The apprehended individuals, along with the seized contents, were handed over to Ambassa PS for further investigation and legal proceedings.

Earlier on Tuesday, in a joint operation, the Assam Rifles and Kamalpur police station seized 23 grams of drugs worth over Rs 9.2 lakh and apprehended a person in Tripura’s Dhalai district, officials informed through a statement. Based on a tip-off, an Assam Rifles team of Radhanagar Battalion, under the aegis of HQ IGAR (E), launched a joint operation with a team from Kamlapur police station in the general area of Erarpar Bazar. During the operation, the joining team apprehended one person and recovered 23 grams of grade-1 heroin worth approximately 9.2 lakh from his possession, as per the statement. (ANI)

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