Police destroy 30 acres of cannabis in Kandhamal, arrest 9
Kandhamal police used drones to locate and destroy about 30 acres of cannabis in forest land under Luising Gram Panchayat on 14 and 15 October 2026. Nine growers were arrested.
🇮🇳 Gochhapada, Kandhamal · India
- Arrested
- 9
- Hectares
- 12.1
On 14 and 15 October 2026, Kandhamal police destroyed about 30 acres (12.1 hectares) of cannabis grown in remote forest under Luising Gram Panchayat, within Gochhapada police station limits.[1][2] Officers used drones to watch the area during the drive.[1]
Police arrested nine men from the villages of Raigada, Dhakudi, Rukpadar, Rutungia, Regadulu, Pipalpali, Badul and Ghusurumaha.[1][2] The operation was led by the Sadar Phulbani sub-divisional police officer P. P. Subhrajit Biswal with Gochhapada inspector Subhrajit Samantray.[1]
Bharasa Live published the names of the arrested men, aged from 24 to 40 and drawn from Kandhamal and neighbouring Boudh district.[2]
Sources
- Nine arrested, 30 acres of ganja destroyed in Kandhamal. OMMCOM News, 16 October 2026. Archived copy.
- Nine Arrested as Kandhamal Police Destroy 30 Acres of Illegal Cannabis Cultivation. Bharasa Live. Archived copy.