Police recovered a large quantity of ganja allegedly hidden underground during a raid at Manaipathar under the jurisdiction of P.R. Bari Police Station in South Tripura on Sunday. Two persons, including the house owner and his son, were arrested in connection with the seizure.

According to police sources, acting on a tip-off, a team led by SI Ratan Ravi Das, P.R. Bari Police Station Officer-in-Charge P.R. Bari, SI Niran Debbarma and SI Bikash Debnath, along with the DCM Belonia and the Udaipur District Mobile Forensic Team, conducted a search at the residence of Dulal Majumdar at Manaipathar.

During the search, police dug up the floor of a room and recovered four plastic drums allegedly concealed beneath the ground. The drums contained dried ganja weighing approximately 122.100 kg, police said.

Following completion of the required legal procedures for the search and seizure, the recovered ganja along with a vehicle bearing registration number TR-08-E-0656 was seized.

Police arrested the house owner, Dulal Majumdar, and his son, Sagar Majumdar, from the spot.

A case has been registered at P.R. Bari Police Station under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, including Sections 18(ii), 20 and 29, vide Case No. 30/2026.

Police have launched a further investigation to determine the source of the seized ganja, whether other persons were involved in the alleged trafficking network, and how the seized vehicle was used in the operation.