Morbi’s Anti-Narcotics Wing raided a field on the outskirts of Chitroda village in Halvad taluka after a tip-off about large-scale illegal cannabis cultivation.[1] Officers found 364 small and large cannabis plants grown illegally among a castor crop in a field held by accused Vipulbhai alias Roko Dhirubhai Paraliya.[1] Police arrested one man, 30-year-old Vipulbhai alias Roko Dhirubhai Paraliya, who lives at Hanifbhai’s farm in Chitroda, Halvad, at the scene.[2] The accused admitted he had sharecropped Naimbhai Hanifbhai Kagthara’s farm for ten years and had grown cannabis for about four months to sell to local users.[1]

Forensic officers attended the raid and the uprooted plants with roots were weighed at 33 kg 50 g.[1] Police estimated the cannabis value at Rs 1652500.[1] Including a mobile phone, officers seized total property worth Rs 1657500.[1] The second outlet confirms the wing raided the field on the previous evening.[2]

The wing combed the field for hours during the operation.[1] Police registered a case at Halvad police station under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act sections 8(c), 20(a) and 20(b)(2-C) and formally detained the accused.[1] Police are still checking whether the accused previously grew cannabis.[2]