The Local Crime Branch of Sabarkantha police seized 967 cannabis plants weighing 345.6 kg, valued at over Rs 1.72 crore, allegedly cultivated under the cover of cotton crops on a farm in Kotda Gadhi village near the Rajasthan border.[1][2] The action was part of the “Say No to Drugs” and “Drug-Free Sabarkantha” missions against production, transport, purchase and sale of narcotics in the district.[1]
The LCB team, patrolling in the Kheroj police station area, received information that Jaga Rama Gamar and his family members were allegedly cultivating cannabis in fields under their possession in the Magra Falia area of Kotda Gadhi village; raiding on the tip, the team found cannabis plants grown alongside cotton.[1][2] The fields were identified as owned and possessed by Raychandbhai Ramabhai Gamar, Jaga Ramabhai Gamar and Rava Punabhai Gamar, all residents of Kotda Gadhi in Poshina taluka.[1]
A total of 967 plants weighing 345.600 kg, assessed at Rs 1,72,80,000, were seized, and three soil samples and three control samples were collected during the operation.[1] A case was registered at Kheroj police station under sections 8(c), 20(a)(1), 20(b)(2-C) and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985.[1] Raychandbhai Ramabhai Gamar, 25, was arrested, while Jaga Rama Gamar and Rava Punabhai Gamar were yet to be arrested.[1][2]