4cr cannabis seized at Tripura-Assam border

Agartala: Tripura Police on Monday seized about 960 kilograms of cannabis worth an estimated Rs 4 crore at the Churaibari along the Assam-Tripura border in North Tripura district from a loaded truck.

Police arrested driver of the truck, identified as Ardesh Kumar (42), and his assistant Pramod Kumar (59), both hailing from Uttar Pradesh.

Prelimary interrogation revealed that the cannabis was loaded from the Khayerpur area of Agartala and was meant for delivery in Guwahati. A case has been registered under the NDPS Act.

Police said this was one the biggest seizure this year. The contraband was discovered concealed inside electric transformers loaded on a truck heading towards Guwahati.

Acting on a tip-off, a police team led by Churaibari Officer-in-Charge Khokan Saha intercepted the suspicious vehicle in the early hours of the day.

During the raid, police noticed that the nuts of several electric transformers were unusually loose. This raised suspicion, prompting a detailed search.