Police raid ganja farm in Belagavi, arrest farmer
The cannabis had a total weight of 202.75 kg and had a total value of ₹1,01,37,500
On October 18, Belagavi Police conducted a raid on a ganja farm in Dindawar village, Vijayapura district, Karnataka. A 56-year-old farmer, Sharanappa Jeer, was arrested during the operation. The police found that he had cultivated red gram on the outer edges of his land, but had planted over 500 cannabis plants in the middle of the plot.
The total weight of the cannabis seized was 202.75 kg, valued at ₹1,01,37,500. A case was registered under the NDPS Act. Superintendent of Police Laxman Nimbargi praised the efforts of officers Chandrakant Nandareddy, Gurushanth Dashyal, and others in the special narcotics vigilance cell. He urged the public to report any information regarding the production, sale, and use of narcotic drugs to the police department.
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