Farmer held for growing marijuana

Vadodara: The special operations group (SOG) of Chhota Udepur police arrested a farmer from Kawant taluka on Tuesday for allegedly growing marijuana on his farm.
SOG sleuths had received a tip-off about marijuana farming at Umathi village of Kawant based on which a police team raided the farm.
They found 127 marijuana plants on the farm of Sildar Rathwa and Tama Rathwa. While Sildar was arrested, Tama has been declared as wanted as he was not found there.
The duo was booked under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at Kawant police station.
Police said that the seized 127 plants weighed over 240 kg with a market value of over Rs 24 lakh.
Sildar will be produced before a special NDPS court on Wednesday and his remand will be sought to investigate who had supplied the marijuana seeds to him and to whom he was planning to sell the drugs.
In the last month, this is the fifth arrest of a farmer in Chhota Udepur for growing marijuana in their farms and backyard.
Earlier, police had arrested four farmers in different parts of the district and seized marijuana worth Rs 1 crore.