Tripura: Police seize cannabis worth Rs two crore in Ambassa

Tripura Police seized 897 kg of cannabis from a container truck from Assam Agartala National Highway in Ambassa's Kanthal Bari area of the state on June 6, said Dhalai District Superintendent of Police (SP) Avinash Rai.

As per Rai, the said cannabis was kept in 54 packets and the market value of recovered of the same is Rs two crore. 

''On June 6, the highway patrol saw the container parked at the highway. After checking the truck, it was found that a total of 54 packets containing cannabis were hidden in a secret chamber of the truck. We are looking into more details in this regard,'' Rai added.

''Ambassa police station will investigate the case under NDPS section,'' he said.