Operation Parivartan, Andrapradesh Police destroys 2 lakh Kgs of seized cannabis in Visakhapatnam
The
Andhra Pradesh Police initiated ‘Operation Parivartan’, a special operation
undertaken to eliminate the cultivation and supply of cannabis.
The Andhra Pradesh
Police initiated 'Operation Parivartan', a special operation undertaken to
eliminate the cultivation and supply of cannabis. An initiative of this
magnitude has never been taken up before and it, therefore, pushes the state's
'United Fight Against Drugs'. As a part of the operation, Andhra Pradesh DGP
Gautam Sawang on Saturday destroyed 2 lakh kilograms of cannabis in
Visakhapatnam.
From November 2021 to
February 2022, the Andhra Pradesh Police deforested cannabis plants spread
across 7,552 acres, before the harvest season under the operation. Around 2
lakh kilograms of processed cannabis was seized while it was being shipped out,
post-harvest, the cannabis was set on fire in Visakhapatnam.
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Police devised the
operation, with two-pronged strategy. While the primary goal was to find and
destroy Marijuana crops and also also aimed to educate indigenous communities
participating in the production. The operation, which included revenue, tribal
welfare, agricultural, and ITDA personnel, aimed to rehabilitate persons
involved in the cannabis trade by giving alternative livelihood opportunities.
The DGP further went to add that, in the last one year more than 3 lakh
kilograms of cannabis was seized.
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