India, Feb. 3 -- Cracking down hard on illegal drug cultivation in Odisha, the Excise Department and Koraput Police under Operation Green Clean have destroyed large scale cannabis plantations worth crores in the district.

In a major joint operation, the team conducted a raid in Boipariguda area and destroyed cannabis plants worth over Rs4.5 crore, cultivated across 38 acres of forest land. The operation was carried out under the supervision of Koraput Excise Superintendent Arun Padhi and Boipariguda OIC Dambaru Dhar Batria. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, the joint team launched a coordinated drive and uprooted large-scale cannabis plantations hidden deep inside forest areas.

Joint excise and police raid wipes out illegal ganja ...