15,191 cannabis plants seized in drone-led raids in Khargone
Khargone police seized 15,191 cannabis plants weighing 5,974 kg in two Operation Prahar raids on 27 September 2026, valuing them at about Rs 2.98 crore. Cases were registered against four growers, but no arrests were reported.
🇮🇳 Jamli and Guwada Thatta Phalia, Jhiranya tehsil, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh · India
Khargone police carried out two raids against illegal cannabis cultivation in the Chainpur area of Helapadava police station on 27 September, as part of Operation Prahar.[1]The teams used drones to find the fields in Jamli village and Guwada Thatta Phalia, both in a shadow area without mobile network coverage, then crossed rivers and mountainous terrain to reach them.[1][2]
Officers seized 15,191 cannabis plants weighing 5,974 kg, which police valued at about Rs 2.98 crore.[1][2]At Jamli they took 9,391 plants weighing 3,765 kg and worth about Rs 1.88 crore, and registered Crime No. 311/2026 under Section 8/20 of the NDPS Act against Dangaliya, Madhu and Sukhlal, all residents of Jamli.[1]At Guwada Thatta Phalia they took 5,800 plants weighing 2,209 kg and worth about Rs 1.10 crore, registering an NDPS case against Jagir, a resident of Guwada.[1]
The joint teams drew personnel from Chainpur, Bhikangaon, Bistan and Gogawan stations and the Khargone Police Line, acting on informer inputs.[1]Officers spent several hours uprooting the plants.[1]
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Aerial view of a cannabis plot in Khargone located by a police drone. Photo: Free Press Journal.Photo details
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