News:2026-09-27/Eradication/joint-teams-destroy-cannabis-on-about-25-hectares-at-tosh-and-malana-in-the-kasol-forest-range

NewsEradication27 September 2026

Joint teams destroy cannabis on about 25 hectares at Tosh and Malana in the Kasol forest range

Punjab Kesari reported on 27 September 2026 that joint teams carrying out a cannabis eradication drive in the Kasol forest range of Kullu district had destroyed illegally grown cannabis at Tosh and Malana. According to departmental information cited in the report, a team from the Narcotics Control Bureau, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police and the State Task Force destroyed cannabis on about 10 hectares of forest land in the Tosh beat, uprooting about 12 lakh (1.2 million) plants, and a team from the NCB, local police and the Forest Department destroyed cannabis on about 15 hectares at Malana. Kasol Range Forest Officer Jog Raj Sharma confirmed the action and said the drive would continue. The report does not give dates for the two operations, and its plant count covers Tosh only.

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PlaceKulluHimachal PradeshIndia

AgencyNarcotics Control Bureau; Indo-Tibetan Border Police; State Task Force; Himachal Pradesh Police; Himachal Pradesh Forest Department

Plants eradicated1,200,000

Hectares25

Approximate location32.04, 77.36

Quantities as reported by the source.

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2026-09-27 Eradication Joint teams destroy cannabis on about 25 hectares at Tosh and Malana in the Kasol forest range Punjab Kesari reported on 27 September 2026 that joint teams carrying out a cannabis eradication drive in the Kasol forest range of Kullu district had destroyed illegally grown cannabis at Tosh and Malana. According to departmental information cited in the report, a team from the Narcotics Control Bureau, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police and the State Task Force destroyed cannabis on about 10 hectares of forest land in the Tosh beat, uprooting about 12 lakh (1.2 million) plants, and a team from the NCB, local police and the Forest Department destroyed cannabis on about 15 hectares at Malana. Kasol Range Forest Officer Jog Raj Sharma confirmed the action and said the drive would continue. The report does not give dates for the two operations, and its plant count covers Tosh only. https://himachal.punjabkesari.in/himachal-pradesh/news/illegal-cannabis-cultivation-on-25-hectares-of-land-destroyed-2383800 https://img.punjabkesari.in/multimedia/914/0/0X0/0/static.punjabkesari.in/2026 9image 15 32 400161172cannabisinkullu.jpg India Himachal Pradesh Kullu 32° 2' 24.00" N, 77° 21' 36.00" E jurisdiction centre Narcotics Control Bureau; Indo-Tibetan Border Police; State Task Force; Himachal Pradesh Police; Himachal Pradesh Forest Department 25 1200000