Beed Farmer Arrested After Cannabis Found Hidden in Jowar Field

Overview

• Acting on a local tip, police raided a farm at Sushi (Wadgaon) in Maharashtra’s Beed district and searched a jowar field.
• Officers said they found 42 cannabis plants hidden among the sorghum and seized them.
• Police arrested 60-year-old Bhausaheb Tatyaba Turukmare and booked him under the NDPS Act, India’s main drug law.
• Investigators said the plants were intercropped with the food crop to blend in and avoid notice.
• The haul was valued at about Rs 1.74 lakh and a team from forensic, revenue, and agriculture departments documented evidence for the case.