Archive · 12 Oct 2026
Police Seize 2,040 Cannabis Plants in Madhya Pradesh Bust
Police found cannabis plants growing in two fields in Chhota Itara village, in Madhya Pradesh.
They seized 2,040 plants weighing 2,079 kilograms.
Police estimated the plants were worth about Rs 1 crore.
One field had 1,110 plants, and the other had 930.
Mukam Chauhan and Jagan were named in cases under a law about drugs.
One report says they were arrested, while another says they were booked under the law.
The reports say police acted after receiving information about illegal cannabis growing.
The seizure was reported as happening on Sunday, and a police press conference was reported on Saturday.
Police seized 2,040 cannabis plants weighing 2,079 kg from two fields in Chhota Itara village, Alirajpur district.
The plants were valued at around Rs 1 crore.
Police said 1,110 plants weighing 1,530 kg were found in one field and 930 weighing 549 kg in the other.
Mukam Chauhan, 44, and Jagan, 50, were named in cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
One report says the two men were booked, while another says they were arrested; the seizure was reported as taking place on Sunday, while a press conference was held on Saturday.
- Who
- Alirajpur police; Mukam Chauhan and Jagan were named in cases.
- What
- Police seized 2,040 cannabis plants weighing 2,079 kg, estimated to be worth around Rs 1 crore.
- When
- The seizure was reported as taking place on Sunday; the report gives no calendar date. A press conference was reported on Saturday.
- Where
- Two fields in Chhota Itara village, Alirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- Police said they acted on information about illegal cannabis cultivation; one report described the operation as part of the Chief Minister's Drug De-addiction Campaign.
Reports describing the men's status
Reported timing
Arrested or booked
Reports describing the men's status
One report says Mukam Chauhan and Jagan were arrested during the operation.
Reported timing
Another report says the two were booked under the NDPS Act; it does not describe them as arrested.
Timing of events
Reports describing the men's status
One report says the seizure took place on Sunday.
Reported timing
The other says the police press conference announcing details took place on Saturday; it does not give a calendar date for the seizure.
- Plants seized
- 2,040
- Total weight
- 2,079 kg
- Estimated value
- Around Rs 1 crore
- First field
- 1,110 plants weighing 1,530 kg
- Second field
- 930 plants weighing 549 kg
- People named
- Mukam Chauhan (44) and Jagan (50)
- Legal action
- Cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act; one report says the men were arrested and another says they were booked.
- Police teams
- Teams from Ambua, Udaygarh, Azad Nagar and Jobat police stations participated.
