Dhule, Oct. 19 -- In a major crackdown on illegal cannabis cultivation, the Local Crime Branch (LCB) of Dhule police seized more than 2.3 tonnes of wet and dry cannabis, worth approximately Rs 5.77 crore, from a remote forest area in Shirpur taluka, which led to the arrest of three people in connection with the operation, that is being described as one of the biggest actions by the LCB in the Shirpur forests.
Acting on the orders of Dhule Superintendent of Police Vishal Anand Singuri, the LCB received confidential information about illegal cannabis cultivation on 8 to 10 acres of Forest Department land in the Fatehpur Mandanpada and Wakpada areas of Shirpur taluka.
A police team, along with personnel from the Forest Department and a foren...