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Harnessing drone technology, the Asifabad sub-division constabulary person detected arsenic galore arsenic 80 ganja (cannabis) plants grown clandestinely successful fabric fields successful 2 abstracted villages successful Kumram Bheem Asifabad territory connected Sunday.
The technology-driven cognition based connected credible inputs from the section assemblage led to the seizure of ganja plants cultivated among regular crops successful Kerameri and Lingapur mandals nether the nonstop supervision of Asifabad ASP S. Chitharanjan, constabulary said.
The Asifabad sub-division constabulary person seized astir 550 ganja plants and booked 53 cases nether the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, truthful acold this year.
Asifabad’s dense wood screen and hilly terrain marque manual hunt operations to observe cannabis grown hidden among regular crops challenging. Against this backdrop, drone-aided surveillance assumes significance.
The aerial surveillance led to the detection of 50 ganja plants astatine Narayanaguda and different 30 successful Lingapur, said Mr. Chitharanjan, who led the operation.
Each works is valued astir ₹10,000 successful the amerciable market, marking today’s seizures astatine astir ₹8 lakh and taking the division’s wide haul to an estimated ₹55 lakh.
Drones person proved effectual successful the detection of cannabis plants and successful the swift postulation of actionable evidence, the ASP noted.
All cases person been registered nether the NDPS Act which prescribes stern penalties for offenders.
Lands recovered to beryllium utilized for illicit ganja cultivation are taxable to authorities seizure and farmers progressive successful it go ineligible for cultivation payment schemes, helium added.
