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|date=2026-01-01
|category=Enforcement
|title=Visakhapatnam Range Police report minimal cultivation destruction, 28+ ton seizures in 2025 operations
|summary=The Visakhapatnam Range Police, covering five districts in Andhra Pradesh's Eastern Ghats (Anakapalle, ASR, Vizianagaram, Parvathipuram Manyam, and Srikakulam), reported comprehensive 2025 anti-cannabis enforcement results. Despite enrolling 29,979 farmers in alternative crop programs across 29,839 acres, only 0.10 acres of cannabis cultivation were destroyed in tribal areas. Enforcement yielded 1,390 arrests across 509 cases with 28,423 kg seized. Surveillance infrastructure included four drones surveying 14,870 acres across 327 villages, 24 CCTV check posts, 362 dynamic inspection points, and nine special dog squads. Inter-state operations busted 25 gangs (315 arrests). February 2025 destruction operations eliminated 67,000 kg of seized cannabis and 77,267 kg of hashish oil. Community programs reached 1.27 million people with de-addiction centers established in every district.
|source=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/visakhapatnam-range-police-efforts-to-eradicate-ganja-and-narcotic-drugs-in-2025/articleshow/126284185.cms
|part_of_campaign=Andhra Pradesh eradication campaigns (2025)
|country=India
|admin1=Andhra Pradesh
|admin2=Anakapalle; Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR); Vizianagaram; Parvathipuram Manyam; Srikakulam
|coordinates=18.1, 83.0
|growing_region=Eastern Ghats
|agency=Visakhapatnam Range Police; District Destruction Committee (DDC); Tribal Welfare Department
|hectares=0.4
}}