Gujarat ANTF seizes cannabis from cultivation and a Vinchi home
Gujarat's Anti-Narcotics Task Force searched cultivated land and a home in Vinchi, Poshina, on 17 May 2026, seizing 8.060 kg of green cannabis plants from the land and 4.700 kg of dry cannabis from the residence. Police detained 53-year-old Vinchi resident Makana Gamar and estimated the combined contraband value at ₹638,000.
🇮🇳 Vinchi village, Poshina taluka, Sabarkantha, Gujarat, India
Gujarat’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force of CID Crime and Railways searched cultivated land and a
residential property at Vinchi village in Poshina taluka on 17 May 2026.[1][2]
The team recovered about 8.060 kilograms of green cannabis plants from the cultivated land and
4.700 kilograms of dry cannabis from the home.[1][2]The reports do not give a count of the
plants or the area under cultivation.[1][2]
Police detained 53-year-old Vinchi resident Makana Gamar, registered a case under the Narcotic
Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and estimated the combined cannabis value at ₹638,000.[1][2]
The Hawk published a photograph showing officials with the detained man and seized cannabis.[1]
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Officers pose with the detained man and seized cannabis in Gujarat.Photo details
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Sepahijala superintendent of police Bijoy Debbarma said joint police, Tripura State Rifles and BSF teams destroyed at least 1.5 crore ganja plants in Sonamura subdivision over the past year, causing an estimated Rs 1,000 crore loss to the illegal trade. He said the crackdown lay behind a 2 November attack on a BSF team at Ashabari, after which police have arrested 21 people.
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