Police seize 10.5 kg of ganja grown in Nanded cotton field
Nanded police raided a farm at Digras village on 8 October 2026 and seized 10.5 kg of ganja valued at Rs 5.25 lakh. The crop had been planted among cotton and pigeon pea, and a case was registered against the alleged grower.
🇮🇳 Digras village, Kandhar taluka, Nanded district, Maharashtra · India
Nanded police’s Local Crime Branch raided a farm in Digras village on Thursday 8 October 2026 and seized10.5 kg of ganja valued at Rs 5.25 lakh.[1][2]
The accused, Shrikrishna Ramrao Gutte, had allegedly planted the cannabis among cotton and pigeon-pea crops.[1][2]Police registered a case against him under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act at Kandhar police station.[1][2]
The reports said no arrest had been made and that the investigation was continuing.[1][2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Cannabis
10.5 kg
Value (official estimate)
INR 525,000
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (10.5 kg)
Setting
Field
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
ThePrint / PTItheprint.inCannabis plantation found in agricultural field; ganja worth Rs 5.2 lakh seized
Dainik Jagranjagran.comHIमहाराष्ट्र: खेत में कपास और अरहर के बीच उगाई जा रही थी गांजे की फसल, 5.25 लाख रुपये का गांजा जब्त
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