Police and Border Security Force (BSF) in a joint operation have seized โ€˜ganjaโ€™ (cannabis) worth around Rs 70 lakh in Tripuraโ€™s Churaibari

Acting on a tip off, a team of police and BSF intercepted a truck and seized โ€˜ganjaโ€™ (cannabis) worth around Rs 70 lakh in Tripuraโ€™s Churaibari on  (Sunday) November 24.

They have seized 88 packets of dry cannabis weighing 818 kg.

Police said the driver of the truck has been apprehended.

The โ€˜ganjaโ€™ consignment was seized from a truck with a Haryana registration number from the Churaibari check post at the Tripura-Assam border.โ€

Further investigation is underway in connection with the case.