At Agartala Airport 41 kg of cannabis seized by Tripura police

Agartala: In a major operation on July 24, the Tripura Police foiled an attempt to transport 41 kg of cannabis from the cargo terminal of the Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport in Agartala, which had come from an Indian post office and was destined for transport outside the state.
Police sources at the airport police station said that the airport authority has received information about two suspicious parcels that came from the India Post Office.
“We received information that in the cargo at MBB airport in Agartala, two parcels came from the Indian post office to be taken out of the state. But during scanning the officials posted in the cargo section of the airport found suspicious and informed the post office and police stations as well.
We immediately reached the spot but no one came from the post office. As per the law, we opened it and seized 41 kg of cannabis. We caught him and brought him to the police station. We are investigating the entire matter”, the police said.