Police use drone to find cannabis plants among tur crop in Dewas's Udaynagar; case filed

Police in Udaynagar area of Dewas district have detected cannabis cultivation with the help of a drone. In Kavatiapani village, cannabis plants had been planted among a tur crop. The plants were four feet tall each and stood amid the crop.

According to police, this is the third action in an illegal cannabis case in about the last 22 days. Such cases have surfaced one after another in the area in a short span.

It began with a tip-off from an informer. Udaynagar police reached the spot on receiving the information. The field belongs to Poonam Mujalde, near the forest, and police learnt that the cannabis plants were in this field. Police then used a drone to examine the field and the condition of the plants.

The action began on Saturday afternoon and continued for several hours.

Station in-charge Abhinav Shukla said more than 30 cannabis plants were uprooted. When the plants were then weighed, the total weight came to 65 kg. According to police, they are worth about Rs 2 lakh.

A case has been registered under the NDPS Act against Poonam, the accused in the matter.

The team that carried out the action included SI Rakesh Singh, head constable Manish Meena and constable Deepak Patel. There were other police personnel in the team as well.

Police had earlier taken action in this connection. Cannabis plants were seized at Garaghati and Borpadav in Mahigaon panchayat. The Kavatiapani action is the third of its kind in the last 22 days.