Excise officials destroy ganja plantations
Medak, Nov 11 (INN): As part of a drive to check cultivation of Ganja, Excise Department sleuths on Thursday conducted early morning raids and destroyed marijuana plantations in thousands of acres at Damaragidda village in Manuru mandal under Medak police station limits. According to Medak Excise Superintendent of Police, the officials conducted raids in the village since morning, after getting specific information that ganja plants were cultivated in the village.
The approximate value of the contraband destroyed in the village can be estimated at around Rs 2 crore, the officials said. However, they said the value of destroyed ganja was yet to be estimated. 'We found illegal cultivation of marijuana, uprooted thousands of hemp plants and burnt them down in the village itself,' they said. However, the officials said no one was arrested in this connection in the village. Cannabis cultivation is banned under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. A case has been registered under Medak district police station.
News Posted: 11 November, 2010
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