627 cannabis plants seized in a Barwani field; farmer arrested
Sendhwa rural police in Barwani district, Madhya Pradesh, seized 627 cannabis plants weighing 586 kg from a half-bigha field beside the forest at Suliya Phaliya in Palaspani on 11 November 2026 and arrested the field's owner. The raid fell in a 15-day Operation Green Strike campaign in which police registered five cases and seized 2,593 plants.
🇮🇳 Suliya Phaliya, Palaspani, Sendhwa rural police station area, Barwani district, Madhya Pradesh · India
Sendhwa rural police in Barwani district, Madhya Pradesh, raided a field beside
the forest at Suliya Phaliya in Palaspani on the morning of 11 November 2026.[1]
The field covered about half a bigha, a local land measure, and had been planted
with cannabis for commercial cultivation.[1]Police counted and seized 627
plants, each about six feet tall, which together weighed 586 kg.[1]Police
estimated the seized cannabis at 58 lakh60 thousand rupees, which Zee News
quoted the station house officer as its price on the international market.[2]
A case was registered against the accused at Sendhwa rural police station under
Sections 8/20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, India’s
drug law.[1]Police said they would present him in court for further legal
action.[1]
The raid fell within a 15-day special campaign run from 27 October to 11
November 2026 under Operation Green Strike, the district drive against illegal
narcotics cultivation.[1]Across those actions police seized 2,593 green
cannabis plants weighing 1,186.15 kg, valued at a total of 1 crore 18 lakh 63
thousand 500 rupees.[1]Superintendent of police Vinod Kumar Singh said the
campaign would continue.[1]
Photos and video
Cannabis plants standing in the field at Suliya Phaliya in Palaspani, in the photograph Dainik Bhaskar published with its report of the seizure. Photo: Dainik BhaskarPhoto details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Plants destroyed
627
Cannabis
586 kg
Value (official estimate)
INR 5,860,000
Agency
Sendhwa rural police
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Living plants (586 kg, 627 plants)
Activity
Cultivation
Setting
Field, Forest or wild land
Grown
Outdoor
Charge
NDPS Act sections 8/20
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Madhya Pradesh
Sources
Amar Ujalaamarujala.comHIएमपी: बड़वानी में जंगल किनारे खेत में उगाया जा रहा था गांजा, पुलिस ने 627 पौधे किए जब्त, कीमत 58.60 लाख रुपये
Zee Newszeenews.comHI'ऑपरेशन ग्रीन स्ट्राइक' के तहत बड़वानी में पुलिस की बड़ी कार्रवाई, 58 लाख से अधिक के गांजे के अवैध पौधों के साथ खेत मालिक गिरफ्तार
Open questions the AI reported
The exact site of the field at Suliya Phaliya in Palaspani was not published.
The field's area was given only as about half a bigha, a local measure, with no equivalent in hectares.
Whether the seized plants were destroyed or kept as evidence was not reported.
No court outcome was reported; police said only that the accused would be presented in court.
Zee News describes the Rs 58.60 lakh as a price on the international market, while Amar Ujala and Dainik Bhaskar call it the estimated value of the seized cannabis.
The five cases registered during the 15-day campaign were not itemised, so the other four seizures and whether they include the actions of 31 October 2026 are unclear.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Dainik Bhaskar: The officers arrested the field's owner, Apsinh, son of Kamriya Dawar Bhilala, aged 35 and of Suliya Phaliya in Palaspani.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Dainik Bhaskar: Five cases were registered at the Silawad, Varla, Pansemal, Palsud and Sendhwa rural police stations.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Dainik Bhaskar: Action was also taken under the PIT NDPS Act, the preventive detention law.
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Chopda Rural police raided forest land at Khanayapadaw on 11 November 2026 and seized 1,870 kg of ganja-like plants police valued at Rs 4.67 crore. The accused cultivator fled and no arrest was reported; samples were kept for chemical testing.
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Arrested 18Plants destroyed 4,194Cannabis 2.7706 t
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Arrested 1Charged 1Plants destroyed 105Cannabis 82.55 kg
