Dharmanagar, Nov. 2 -- In a significant anti-narcotics operation, Tripura Police, in collaboration with the District Intelligence Branch, on Sunday destroyed around 5,000 cannabis plants worth approximately Rs 15 lakh along the Tripura-Assam border in North Tripura district.

Acting on a tip-off, a joint team from the District Intelligence Branch (DIB) and Churaibari Police Station carried out an early morning raid in the deep hilly areas of Katuachhara under Ward No. 2 of Balichhara ADC Village. The operation resulted in the complete destruction of the illicit cannabis plantation.

According to police officials, the destroyed plants were part of a long-running illegal cultivation network that had been operating in the area for years with...