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NewsEradication17 May 2026

Anti-Narcotics Task Force seizes green cannabis plants from farmland and dry cannabis from a house at Vinchi in Poshina taluka

IANS reported that the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of CID Crime and Railways searched agricultural land and a residential property at Vinchi village, in the Wadi area of Poshina taluka, on 17 May 2026. According to the report, the team recovered about 8.060 kg of green cannabis plants from the cultivated land and 4.700 kg of dry cannabis from the house, which officials valued together at Rs 6,38,000. A 53-year-old resident of the village was detained, and a case was registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. The ANTF and Kheroj police station were reported to be investigating the source of the cultivation and any distribution network.

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PlaceVinchiSabarkanthaGujaratIndia

Growing areaPoshina

AgencyAnti-Narcotics Task Force, CID Crime and Railways

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2026-05-17 Eradication Anti-Narcotics Task Force seizes green cannabis plants from farmland and dry cannabis from a house at Vinchi in Poshina taluka IANS reported that the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of CID Crime and Railways searched agricultural land and a residential property at Vinchi village, in the Wadi area of Poshina taluka, on 17 May 2026. According to the report, the team recovered about 8.060 kg of green cannabis plants from the cultivated land and 4.700 kg of dry cannabis from the house, which officials valued together at Rs 6,38,000. A 53-year-old resident of the village was detained, and a case was registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. The ANTF and Kheroj police station were reported to be investigating the source of the cultivation and any distribution network. https://english.punjabkesari.com/india/illegal-cannabis-cultivation-busted-in-gujarat-cops-seize-drugs-worth-rs-638-lakh-one-held/ India Gujarat Sabarkantha Vinchi Poshina Anti-Narcotics Task Force, CID Crime and Railways