RAJKOT: Three persons were arrested for cultivating and selling cannabis in two separate raids one each in Debhoomi Dwarka and Jamnagar districts on Wednesday.
A 70-year-old man Balubhai Khavadia was arrested for growing cannabis (ganja) in his house compound in Dwarka town.
The Dwarka police that raided Khavadia’s home also seized 62 kg cannabis worth Rs 6.20 lakh.
“Khavadia had grown the cannabis in his backyard to sell it to addicts.
We have seized the cannabis plants and arrested him under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985,” said a police official.
The second case was detected by the special operations group of Jamnagar police.
They arrested two persons — Abdul Sama (55) and Akhtar Sumra (20), both residents of Jamnagar, while they were smuggling 1kg cannabis on their bike on Wednesday.