Four persons were arrested in the Manawar police station area of Dhar district, where nearly 6,700 kg of cannabis plants valued at Rs 25 crore was detected.[1][2] Two persons were arrested in Khandwa district after police seized 295.70 kg of cannabis plants worth Rs 29.57 lakh from two locations under Jawar police station.[1][2] Police also reported smaller seizures from Bag, Dharampuri, Gandhwani, Mandav, Badnawar, Dahi and Kukshi police stations, with several suspects arrested under the NDPS Act.[1][2] Overall, Madhya Pradesh Police seized and identified 11,669 kilograms of cannabis plants valued at more than Rs 30.10 crore across the four districts over the past four days.[1][2]
Under Operation Prahar led by SP Sachin Sharma, police in Dhar seized or identified 8,577.01 kg of cannabis plants worth over Rs 27.47 crore.[1][2] In Khargone, teams working under SP Ravindra Verma seized 2,367.85 kg of cannabis plants worth Rs 1.91 crore across five police station jurisdictions.[1][2] The Khargone seizures included remote villages under Helapadava outpost and areas of Maheshwar, Gogawan, Balakwada and Bistan.[1][2] In Barwani, police recovered 428.84 kg of cannabis plants, or 1,753 plants, valued at nearly Rs 42 lakh from Borpadwa and Kajalmata villages under Operation Green Strike.[1][2] Dhar district accounted for the largest haul.[1][2]
The drive forms part of the state’s sustained campaign for a drug-free Madhya Pradesh.[1][2] Police teams used drone surveillance, informant networks and intensive searches to reach remote riverbanks, hills, forests and areas without mobile coverage.[1][2] In several places, the plants were found hidden among cotton and pigeon pea (tur) crops.[1][2] Officials said the campaign goes beyond seizures and aims to dismantle networks involved in illegal cultivation, production and trafficking.[1] Police urged citizens to report information about narcotic cultivation or trade in their areas and said operations will be further intensified to curb the drug menace.[1]
