{"version":1,"id":"in","name":"India","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/country/in/","count":17,"totals":{"reports":17,"arrested":31,"plants_destroyed":4049,"hectares":15108,"kg_seized":2857.4,"deaths":0},"by_type":{"eradication":8,"seizure":5,"raid":1,"arrest":2,"prosecution":1,"sentence":0,"execution":0,"death":0},"latest":"2026-10-28","reports":[{"id":"nagpur-kalmeshwar-ganja-farm-raid","code":"CET-Z0M2CF","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/nagpur-kalmeshwar-ganja-farm-raid/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/Z0M2CF/","date":"2026-10-28","country":"in","country_name":"India","place":"Gangaji Dareli, Kalmeshwar, Nagpur Rural","coordinates":[21.237,78.908],"precision":"locality","type":"eradication","also":["arrest"],"title":"Caretaker arrested as police seize nine ganja plants in Kalmeshwar","summary":"Nagpur Rural Police raided a farm at Gangaji Dareli in Kalmeshwar on a tip-off and seized nine growing ganja plants weighing 1.358 kg. 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Two men carrying the drug in blue plastic bags were arrested under the NDPS Act.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":2,"kg_seized":3.563,"value":{"amount":12470500,"currency":"INR"}},"tags":["hydro-ganja","mumbai"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"Mumbai Crime Branch seizes 3.56 kg of hydro ganja worth Rs 1.24 crore in Dongri, two men arrested","url":"https://www.mid-day.com/amp/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-crime-branch-seizes-3-56-kg-of-hydro-ganja-worth-rs-1-24-crore-in-dongri-two-men-arrested-23657413","publisher":"Mid-Day","date":"2026-10-28","archived":null}]},{"id":"gurugram-rajiv-chowk-673kg-ganja","code":"CET-YZPD3E","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/gurugram-rajiv-chowk-673kg-ganja/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/YZPD3E/","date":"2026-10-26","country":"in","country_name":"India","place":"Rajiv Chowk, Gurugram","coordinates":[28.447,77.033],"precision":"locality","type":"seizure","also":["arrest"],"title":"673 kg of ganja found in plastic-granule truck in Gurugram","summary":"Gurugram Crime Branch stopped a Rajasthan-registered truck near Rajiv Chowk on the night of 25-26 October 2026 and found 673 kg of ganja under bags of plastic granules. The truck owner-driver and cleaner, both from Rajasthan, were remanded to ten days' police custody.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":2,"kg_seized":673,"value":{"amount":12500000,"currency":"INR"}},"tags":["truck","odisha-route"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.etvbharat.com/en/state/haryana-673-kg-cannabis-worth-rs-1-dot-25-crore-seized-in-gurugram-two-arrested-enn26102706232","publisher":"ETV Bharat","caption":"The two accused with Gurugram Crime Branch officers after the seizure"}],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"Haryana: 673 Kg Cannabis Worth Rs 1.25 Crore Seized In Gurugram, Two Arrested","url":"https://www.etvbharat.com/en/state/haryana-673-kg-cannabis-worth-rs-1-dot-25-crore-seized-in-gurugram-two-arrested-enn26102706232","publisher":"ETV Bharat","date":"2026-10-27","archived":null}]},{"id":"mumbai-csmia-bangkok-cannabis-couriers","code":"CET-J7X2V2","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/mumbai-csmia-bangkok-cannabis-couriers/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/J7X2V2/","date":"2026-10-26","country":"in","country_name":"India","place":"Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai","coordinates":[19.09,72.864],"precision":"locality","type":"arrest","also":["seizure"],"title":"Two Delhi women held with 1.87 kg of Bangkok cannabis at Mumbai airport","summary":"Airport Customs at Mumbai's CSMIA arrested two Delhi women arriving on separate Bangkok flights on 26 October 2026 with 1.874 kg of cannabis in their luggage. The Air Intelligence Unit is probing a possible coordinated Bangkok syndicate.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":2,"kg_seized":1.874},"tags":["airport","bangkok-route","couriers"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"Mumbai Airport Customs Arrests 2 Delhi Women For Allegedly Smuggling 1.87 Kg Cannabis From Bangkok At CSMIA","url":"https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-airport-customs-arrests-2-delhi-women-for-allegedly-smuggling-187-kg-cannabis-from-bangkok-at-csmia","publisher":"Free Press Journal","date":"2026-10-26","archived":null}]},{"id":"delhi-khyala-courier-ganja-network","code":"CET-05XGNN","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/delhi-khyala-courier-ganja-network/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/05XGNN/","date":"2026-10-25","country":"in","country_name":"India","place":"Khyala, West Delhi","coordinates":[28.652,77.077],"precision":"locality","type":"arrest","also":["seizure"],"title":"Delhi police break courier-based ganja network, arrest three","summary":"West Delhi's anti-narcotics squad arrested three men aged 22-25 in Khyala on 25 October, seizing 26.46 kg of Odisha ganja moved by courier in saree, sound-box and RO-purifier cartons. 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Two men were arrested with 18.4 kg; another 30.5 kg lay abandoned in a train coach.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":2,"kg_seized":48.9},"tags":["railway","grp"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://face2news.com/news/48-9-kg-ganja-recovered-at-ferozepur-railway-station-two-arrested/","publisher":"Face2News","caption":"GRP officers with the two arrested men and the seized sack"}],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"48.9 KG GANJA RECOVERED AT FEROZEPUR RAILWAY STATION, TWO ARRESTED","url":"https://face2news.com/news/48-9-kg-ganja-recovered-at-ferozepur-railway-station-two-arrested/","publisher":"Face2News","date":"2026-10-26","archived":null}]},{"id":"kalimela-nagulur-cannabis-destroyed","code":"CET-GA5F98","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/kalimela-nagulur-cannabis-destroyed/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/GA5F98/","date":"2026-10-25","country":"in","country_name":"India","place":"Nagulur village, Kalimela, Malkangiri","coordinates":[18.082,81.799],"precision":"district","type":"eradication","also":["arrest"],"title":"Police burn 2,000 cannabis plants near Kalimela, arrest grower","summary":"Kalimela police cut down and burnt more than 2,000 cannabis plants growing on two acres of forest land near Nagulur village in Malkangiri. 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Six growers were arrested; interstate syndicate links are under investigation.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":6,"hectares":80.5},"tags":["kandhamal","drones"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Oct/27/cannabis-plantations-spread-across-199-acre-destroyed-in-odishas-kandhamal-district","publisher":"The New Indian Express","caption":"Aerial view of the hillside cannabis plots destroyed in the drive"}],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"Cannabis plantations spread across 199 acre destroyed in Odisha's Kandhamal district","url":"https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Oct/27/cannabis-plantations-spread-across-199-acre-destroyed-in-odishas-kandhamal-district","publisher":"The New Indian Express","date":"2026-10-27","archived":null}]},{"id":"delhi-air-cargo-23kg-hydro-weed","code":"CET-R90J4A","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/delhi-air-cargo-23kg-hydro-weed/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/R90J4A/","date":"2026-10-22","country":"in","country_name":"India","place":"Air Cargo Complex, New Delhi","coordinates":[28.556,77.1],"precision":"locality","type":"seizure","also":["arrest"],"title":"23 kg of hydro weed seized in lamps shipment at Delhi cargo","summary":"Delhi Customs found 23.2 kg of hydroponic marijuana vacuum-packed inside a wooden pallet beneath a Bangkok lamps consignment on 21-22 October. 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Nine growers were arrested.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":9,"hectares":12.1},"tags":["kandhamal"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"Nine arrested, 30 acres of ganja destroyed in Kandhamal","url":"https://ommcomnews.com/odisha-news/nine-arrested-30-acres-of-ganja-destroyed-in-kandhamal/","publisher":"OMMCOM News","date":"2026-10-16","archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20261016152337/https://ommcomnews.com/odisha-news/nine-arrested-30-acres-of-ganja-destroyed-in-kandhamal/"},{"title":"Nine Arrested as Kandhamal Police Destroy 30 Acres of Illegal Cannabis Cultivation","url":"https://bharasalive.com/nine-arrested-as-kandhamal-police-destroy-30-acres-of-illegal-cannabis-cultivation/","publisher":"Bharasa Live","date":null,"archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20261017042810/https://bharasalive.com/nine-arrested-as-kandhamal-police-destroy-30-acres-of-illegal-cannabis-cultivation/"}]},{"id":"kullu-parvati-592-acres","code":"CET-E71W7X","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/kullu-parvati-592-acres/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/E71W7X/","date":"2026-10-12","country":"in","country_name":"India","place":"Parvati Valley, Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh","coordinates":[32.012,77.315],"precision":"district","type":"eradication","also":[],"title":"592 acres of cannabis destroyed in Himachal's Parvati Valley","summary":"Narcotics, border and state police with forest staff destroyed cannabis across about 592 acres (240 hectares) of high forest in Kullu's Parvati Valley over two months. Plants were cut down on the spot at 2,100 to 3,050 metres, with photos and GPS locations recorded.","status":"verified","figures":{"hectares":239.6},"tags":["parvati-valley","hashish","mountains"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"Illegal Cannabis Crop Across 592 Acres Destroyed in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh","url":"https://trendkia.com/en/crime/illegal-cannabis-crop-across-592-acres-destroyed-in-kullu-himachal-pradesh-47073","publisher":"TrendKia","date":"2026-10-12","archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20261012190319/https://trendkia.com/en/crime/illegal-cannabis-crop-across-592-acres-destroyed-in-kullu-himachal-pradesh-47073"},{"title":"Multi-agency operation targeting cannabis currently underway in Parvati valley","url":"https://inshorts.com/en/news/multi-agency-operation-targeting-cannabis-currently-underway-in-parvati-valley--1791866631244","publisher":"Inshorts","date":"2026-10-13","archived":null}]},{"id":"alirajpur-chhota-itara-ganja-raid","code":"CET-51XGYJ","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/alirajpur-chhota-itara-ganja-raid/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/51XGYJ/","date":"2026-10-11","country":"in","country_name":"India","place":"Chhota Itara, Alirajpur","coordinates":[22.307,74.357],"precision":"district","type":"eradication","also":["arrest","seizure"],"title":"Alirajpur police seize 2,079 kg of ganja from two farms, arrest 2","summary":"Alirajpur police raided two farms at Chhota Itara on 11 October 2026, seizing 2,079 kg of ganja worth about one crore rupees and arresting two growers. 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The state now tells revenue officials to watch the same land as the next season starts.","status":"verified","figures":{"hectares":14775},"tags":["ndps-act","hill-districts"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"Odisha steps up vigil against illegal ganja cultivation","url":"https://www.orissapost.com/odisha-steps-up-vigil-against-illegal-ganja-cultivation/","publisher":"Orissa POST (IANS)","date":"2026-08-14","archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20260822204844/https://www.orissapost.com/odisha-steps-up-vigil-against-illegal-ganja-cultivation/"}]},{"id":"india-ncb-annual-report-2025","code":"CET-TPE0H3","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/india-ncb-annual-report-2025/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/TPE0H3/","date":"2026-06-15","country":"in","country_name":"India","place":null,"coordinates":[22.777,79.564],"precision":"country","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"India's narcotics bureau reports 634 tonnes of cannabis seized","summary":"The Narcotics Control Bureau's annual report for 2025 counted 633.59 tonnes of cannabis seized, about half of all drugs by weight, up from 540.8 tonnes in 2024 but below the 816.9 tonnes of 2021.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"india-ncb-annual-report-2025","sources":[{"title":"Drug seizures dipped in 2025 despite rise in cases and arrests, on the NCB annual report (26 June 2026)","url":"https://www.deccanherald.com/india/drug-seizures-dipped-in-2025-despte-rise-in-cases-and-arrests-4053218","publisher":"Deccan Herald","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"india-kerala-hc-potted-cannabis-2025","code":"CET-X2QH1C","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/india-kerala-hc-potted-cannabis-2025/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/X2QH1C/","date":"2025-11-04","country":"in","country_name":"India","place":null,"coordinates":[22.777,79.564],"precision":"country","type":"prosecution","also":[],"title":"Kerala High Court says cannabis in pots is still cultivation","summary":"On 4 November 2025 the Kerala High Court refused to quash a prosecution against a man who grew five cannabis plants in pots on a rented terrace in Thiruvananthapuram. 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