In a major anti-narcotics operation, a joint team of local Excise, Forest, and police officials destroyed over an acre of Ganja (cannabis) cultivation on Tuesday in Sundargarh district, with an estimated market value of the plants exceeding Rs 10 lakh.

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According to official sources, the massive operation was carried out under the supervision of a magistrate in villages including Baraghat, Jhandisahi, Annasahi, and Ulasura of Bhalupani panchayat under Tikayatpali police limits.

The illegal cannabis plantations were being cultivated on behalf of mafia networks from outside the State. Local tribal residents were allegedly employed to tend the crops, acting under the direction of these external groups.

The officials worked toget

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