Ganja farming busted in Surendranagar; ₹18 crore haul seized

Surendranagar: In the largest ganja seizure in the district’s history, the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the police seized 3,036 kg of ganja worth over ₹15 crore after a continuous 36-hour raid in rural areas of Surendranagar. Two accused have been arrested in the case.

Additionally, police seized ganja worth ₹2.33 crore from another farm in the same village and nabbed another person, taking the total value of the seized narcotics to ₹18 crore.

As per the police, acting on specific intelligence received by DySP V.M. Rabari, the SOG raided Kaswali village in Sayla taluka, where illegal ganja cultivation was found on a farm owned by Sanjay Taviya. The accused had grown ganja plants camouflaged among castor and cotton crops.

Police seized 550 green ganja plants along with dried ganja weighing 3,036 kg and 800 grams, valued at ₹15.18 crore. With the help of 12 GRD jawans, the plants were uprooted and transported to the police station in three tractors.

A case under the NDPS Act has been registered at Dhajala police station, and the accused are in custody.

Furthermore, in a joint operation, the Dhajala and Chotila police busted another illegal ganja cultivation at Kaswali village, where the contraband was grown under the cover of a pigeon pea (tuver) crop. Police seized 120 green ganja plants weighing 471 kg and 800 grams, valued at ₹2.35 crore. The accused, Bhavubhai Mithapara, has been arrested in connection with the case.

District Police Chief Premsukh Delu said two cases have been registered at Dhajala police station, with the total seizure exceeding ₹18 crore. Investigations are underway to trace the source of the seeds and the wider network. DeshGujarat