Tripura police bust cannabis smuggling ring, arrest six Bihar residents

In a significant operation, Tripura Police in Dharmanagar, under the North district, apprehended a group of six individuals, including five women, one man, and a three-year-old child, all hailing from Bihar. The police seized a substantial amount of 17 kilograms of cannabis from their possession. The arrest was made possible due to the vigilance of an alert auto driver, who promptly alerted the Dharmanagar Police Station upon noticing suspicious activity. The individuals were spotted loitering near the Dharmanagar Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT), carrying a bag suspected to contain marijuana.

Acting swiftly on the tip-off, the police team from Dharmanagar intercepted the group and apprehended a man identified as Vikas Mandal, along with five women identified as Kavita Devi, Kajal Devi, Rinku Devi, Ranju Devi, and Suman Devi. Upon inspection, the group was found to be in possession of 17 kilograms and 756 grams of ganja, neatly packed in 26 packets.

Investigations revealed that the smugglers had traveled by road from Jirania in West Tripura to Kumarghat in Unakoti Tripura. From there, they had taken an auto to Dharmanagar ISBT, intending to continue their journey to Bihar by car.