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Police Unearth Illegal Cannabis Plantation Near Gujarat Border
Police found a large illegal cannabis farm in a village near the Gujarat-Rajasthan border.
The farm was hidden inside a cotton field.
Officers found 967 cannabis plants.
Together, the plants weighed 345.600 kilograms.
Police estimated their value at Rs 1,72,80,000.
The raid followed information gathered during routine police patrols.
One 25-year-old man was arrested at the site.
Two other people named by police are still being sought.
A criminal case has been registered while the investigation continues.
Police seized 967 illegal cannabis plants weighing 345.600 kilograms in Kotda Gadhi village.
The plantation was hidden among a standing cotton crop in remote, hilly terrain.
The cannabis was estimated to be worth Rs 1,72,80,000.
Police arrested 25-year-old Raychandbhai Ramabhai Gamar at the scene.
Two other suspects remain at large as a case was filed under the NDPS Act, 1985.
- Who
- The Sabarkantha Local Crime Branch, with the Kheroj police, arrested Raychandbhai Ramabhai Gamar; Jaga Ramabhai Gamar and Rva Punabhai Gamar remain wanted.
- What
- Police uncovered an illegal cannabis plantation and seized 967 plants weighing 345.600 kilograms.
- Where
- Kotda Gadhi village in Poshina taluka, along the Gujarat-Rajasthan border.
- When
- The articles do not specify the date of the raid.
- Why
- Police acted on specific human intelligence gathered during routine patrolling to investigate illegal narcotics activity.
Key facts
- Seized plants
- 967 illegal cannabis plants
- Total weight
- 345.600 kilograms
- Estimated value
- Rs 1,72,80,000
- Village
- Kotda Gadhi
- Taluka
- Poshina
- Arrest
- Raychandbhai Ramabhai Gamar, aged 25
- Legal action
- Case registered under Sections 8(c), 20(a), 20(b)(ii-C), and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985
Sources
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