Over 7,000 Cannabis Plants Destroyed in Keralam

Police have destroyed around 7,300 cannabis plants found growing in a remote forest area in Attappady here, officials on Friday said. 

The plants were found in a difficult-to-access forest area between Ponnakkal Mala and Ankanyan Chola in Pudur panchayat during a joint search conducted by the District Anti-Narcotics Special Action Force (DANSAF) and a police team led by Agali Sub-Inspector Harshad, following a tip-off about widespread cannabis cultivation in the area, officials



said.

The police team, which set out at around 4.30 am on Thursday, trekked for hours through steep and difficult terrain to reach the plantations, officials said. 

Around 1,600 cannabis plants, about one-and-a-half months old, were found cultivated in 160 specially prepared beds between Ponnakkal Mala and Ankanyan Chola, police said. 

Another 5,700 fully grown cannabis plants were found in 475 beds on the eastern side of Ponnakkal Mala, they said.