Agartala, July 29 -- Tripura Police seized cannabis valued at over Rs 1 crore in two separate operations conducted in the early hours of Tuesday in the Sepahijala district.

According to Sonamura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Tapas Das, the first operation resulted in the arrest of a man identified as Indra Kumar Debbarma. Authorities recovered cannabis worth approximately Rs 28 lakh from his possession.

In a parallel operation in Dhanirampur, police discovered a large consignment of cannabis hidden deep inside a forested area. Officers found 386 kilograms of dry cannabis packed in nine plastic drums. The cache, which was unclaimed and seemingly abandoned, was seized after completing necessary legal formalities.

Preliminary assessmen...