cannabis worth 5 lakh recovered in Tripura
cannabis worth 5 lakh recovered in Tripura Photo: Northeast Now

In another major breakthrough, 48 BSF Batallion along with Khowai Police detained two vehicles along with cannabis worth Rs 5 lakh from Singichara area in Tripura on Friday late night.

It is to be mentioned here that based on secret information the police along with the BSF 48 battalion force were waiting at Singichara to detain the vehicles.

However, talking to media, the Khowai Police OC said that they have detained a Scorpio car bearing number TR01Y-0629 and AS12E-0783 Tata Sumo and seized a total of 140kg of Cannabis.

Although, the police and BSF have successfully detained the two vehicles with cannabis  they have failed to arrest anyone as the drivers of the vehicles managed to escape from the spot.

Police is further investigating the case.

Panna Ghosh is Northeast Now Correspondent in Dharmanagar in Tripura. He can be reached at: [email protected]