Under Operation Trinetra in Salumbar district, Lasadiya police uncovered illegal ganja cultivation amid a wheat crop and seized 624 plants weighing over 120 kg from the fields.[1]
Acting on information about illegal cultivation, the police raided a remote area of Bor Fala in Aggad village under the guidance of senior officers. During the operation, large numbers of 2-to-3-foot ganja plants, already flowering and budding, were found standing amid the wheat crop; the plants were uprooted under NDPS Act provisions.[1] The local patwari, Khartilal Meena, was called to the spot and identified the field as belonging to Rupa, son of Kheta Meena, resident of Aggad Bor Fala.[1]
The field owner fled during the police action, according to station officer Bharatsingh Rajpurohit; a total of 624 plants weighing 120.85 kg were seized, a case was registered against the owner under the NDPS Act, and a search for him began with assistance from the DST team.[1] Salumbar district police also issued helpline number 8764854809 for tips on narcotics cultivation and transport, promising to keep informants’ identities confidential.[1]