News:2026-10-08/Enforcement/nanded-local-crime-branch-seizes-10-5-kg-of-ganja-from-cannabis-grown-among-cotton-and-tur-at-digras-village

News record8 October 2026Enforcement

Nanded Local Crime Branch seizes 10.5 kg of ganja from cannabis grown among cotton and tur at Digras village

PTI reported, in a dispatch of 9 October 2026 carried by ThePrint, that a team of the Local Crime Branch raided a field at Digras village in Nanded district on Thursday 8 October, where cannabis had allegedly been planted among cotton and pigeon pea (tur) crops, and seized 10.5 kg of ganja. An official valued it at Rs 5.25 lakh. A case was registered under the NDPS Act at Kandhar police station. No arrest had been made.

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Date8 Oct 2026

CategoryEnforcement

CountryIndia

State / provinceMaharashtra

District / areaNanded

LocalityDigras

AgencyLocal Crime Branch, Nanded

Coordinates18.73, 77.22

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2026-10-08 Enforcement Nanded Local Crime Branch seizes 10.5 kg of ganja from cannabis grown among cotton and tur at Digras village PTI reported, in a dispatch of 9 October 2026 carried by ThePrint, that a team of the Local Crime Branch raided a field at Digras village in Nanded district on Thursday 8 October, where cannabis had allegedly been planted among cotton and pigeon pea (tur) crops, and seized 10.5 kg of ganja. An official valued it at Rs 5.25 lakh. A case was registered under the NDPS Act at Kandhar police station. No arrest had been made. https://theprint.in/india/cannabis-plantation-found-in-agricultural-field-ganja-worth-rs-5-2-lakh-seized/3066783/ India Maharashtra Nanded Digras 18° 43' 48.00" N, 77° 13' 12.00" E event site Local Crime Branch, Nanded