Agartala, Jul 30 (PTI) In all, 2.87 lakh ganja plants were destroyed in Tripura's Sepahijala district on Wednesday, police said.

Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of police and BSF carried out a special operation at Bathadola and Bijoy Nagar in the district and destroyed the ganja plants.

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"A total of 2.87 ganja ganja plants grown in 11 plots of the forest department were destroyed during the day-long joint operation. The value of the destroyed plants is around Rs 2.5 lakh", officer-in-charge of Sonamura police station Tapas Das said.

However, no arrest was made as no one claimed ownership of the plantations, he said.

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"We have started an investigation to find out who had planted ganja in the forest department's plots without permission. Legal action will be taken against the culprits", he said.

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