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Police seized 30kg of cannabis and arrested two men, including a history-sheeter, in Kasaragod during Operation Thoofan, a state anti-narcotics drive.
Bekal police found a cannabis plant, approximately five months old and 126cm tall, on a private plot near migrant workers' quarters during an inspection as part of Operation Toofan.
The accused will be produced before the court on Thursday.
The plant was found growing among wild weeds on a plot of land near the Kottuvankonam Mahavishnu temple.
He was found to be growing a cannabis plant over seven feet tall on the terrace.
Bangkok: Thailand is taking fresh steps to clamp down on the sale and use of cannabis, just three years after becoming the first country in Asia to decriminalise the plant. Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin on Monday signed an order banning cannabis sales without a medical prescription and
Police seized 3.640 grams of charas from the accused
During the inspection, officials discovered a healthy 85-centimetre-tall ganja plant growing in a flowerpot.
The accused, Jithin (27), a native of Rajasthan, is an assistant audit officer at the Accountant General’s Office.
Recommendations have been published to gather public opinion until March 1.
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