Seppahijala (Tripura) [India], April 12 (ANI): Assam Rifles seized marijuana worth Rs 27.9 lakh from Tripura's Sepahijala district on Friday.

A joint operation was launched Assam Rifles and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence based on a tip-off in the General Area Krishna Tula today.

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According to officials, the team seized 62 kgs of Marijuana worth Rs 27.9 lakh during the operation. The contents were concealed under the soil on hilly, non-agricultural land.

Seized contents were handed over to DRI for further investigation and legal proceedings, they added. (ANI)

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