Excise sleuths in Medak district on Friday conducted a raid and destroyed ganja plantations being cultivated illegally near Venkatapur tanda, in Narayankhed mandal, in Medak district.
In the early morning swoop, the Excise sleuths, with the assistance of the local police and the forest department, conducted a raid on Venkatapur tanda, and set ablaze the illegal plantations.
According to the Excise personnel, the illegal ganja plantation burnt in the farm was worth around Rs. 4 crore in the international market.
The officials said that the raids were conducted as a part of drive to check the cultivation of ganja. However, the officials did not arrest anyone from the farm in this connection.
The cultivation of ganja is banned under the Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Act. A case has been registered in Medak police station in this regard. (INN)