Police in Agartala Seize 21 Kilograms of Ganja, Arrest Ratan Debnath

In a significant crackdown on drug smuggling, Officer-In-Charge Samaresh Das arrested a man named Ratan Debnath for drug smuggling in Agartala, Tripura. The police successfully seized a large consignment of ganja hidden in a truck loaded with online delivery materials on Friday.

The police team seized around 21 kilograms of ganja, with an estimated black-market value of about three lakh rupees. The apprehended individual, Ratan Debnath, is 26 years old and hails from the Dakshin Laljuri area of the Kanchanpur subdivision in the North Tripura district. A case has been registered against Debnath under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

The police team received information about the arrival of the container truck involved in smuggling activities. Acting swiftly on a tip-off, OC Das and his team set up a checkpoint at the Naka Point of their police station. At approximately 5.30 pm, the container vehicle approached the checkpoint, and the police team promptly intercepted and searched the vehicle, uncovering around twenty-one kilograms of ganja concealed within various packets.

The Superintendent of Police of North Tripura, Bhanupada Chakraborty, commended the operation, highlighting its importance in the ongoing fight against drug trafficking. He stated, “With prior information through reliable sources, we were all getting ready for the arrival of the vehicle, and no sooner had the vehicle arrived, we caught the conceal and discovered the ganja inside online dispatching packets. We have lodged a case against the driver of the vehicle, Ratan Debnath, who was arrested on the spot.”

Furthermore, the police team is continuing their investigation to uncover further details and possible connections in the drug smuggling network.