Overview
- The Central Bureau of Narcotics carried out Operation Parivartan that destroyed 5,165 acres of illicit cannabis cultivation in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, removing a major source of raw ganja.
- Joint teams from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, CBN, state police and forest officials destroyed 2.8665 hectares of cannabis inside a Dhule wildlife sanctuary and completed legal formalities before destruction.
- State police in Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh used drone surveys and ground intelligence to locate hidden plots, seizing about 100 quintals in Jhabua and uncovering 3,345 plants in Dhar and 1,731 plants in Nellore, with several arrests and NDPS cases registered.
- Investigations point to concealment tactics such as mixing ganja with cotton and maize, use of drip irrigation and remote forest or hilly sites, and early inquiries in Nellore suggest links to trafficking routes into Chennai, Delhi and Bengaluru.
- Authorities say the operations combine enforcement with village-level outreach on alternative livelihoods, and officials are pursuing prosecutions and searches for suspects to disrupt trafficking networks and limit local supply.