BSF destroys 15,000 ganja saplings in joint operation in Tripura's Nirbhoypur

Agartala (Tripura) [India], July 16 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday carried out a joint operation with the Forest department and police station Jatrapur in which 15,000 ganja saplings worth Rs 7,50,000 were uprooted in Tripura's village Nirbhoypur.
Specific information was received that one Indian national, Babul Mazumdar, who is a resident of Village Nirbhoypur under PS Jatrapur, prepared a Ganja plant nursery at the back side of his house, according to a press release from FTR HQ BSF Tripura.
Legal action is being taken by the Forest Department and PS Jatrapur against the landowners involved.
BSF is highly committed to stopping the menace of Ganja cultivation in the bordering areas of Tripura, as stated a press release from FTR HQ BSF Tripura.
Earlier in the day, BSF recovered around 1.060 Kg of heroin from the Amritsar border area.
"On 16th July' 2024, during the night hours, consequent upon hearing of a suspicious sound in the border area of Amritsar district, BSF troops immediately conducted a special patrolling in the suspected area," the BSF said in a release.
During this operation, the troops successfully recovered two packets of suspected heroin. Additionally, they found three pairs of slippers, a machete, a water bottle, and a thin cotton towel at the recovery site.
The gross weight of the suspected heroin packets was determined to be 1.060 kg.
"The troops rushed on the spot and successfully recovered 02 packets of suspected heroin. The troops also recovered 03 pairs of sleepers, 01 dah (sharp edged machete), 01 water bottle and a Gamcha (thin cotton towel) from the recovery place. On weighing, the gross weight of suspected heroin packets came to be 1.060 Kg. Both the packets were wrapped in yellow colour adhesive tape and one metal ring each was also found attached to the packets. This recovery occurred in a farming field adjacent to village Mahawa of Amritsar district," said the official release. (ANI)