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DRI and CBN destroy 7.08 acres of illegal cannabis in Maharashtra wildlife sanctuary
The Ministry of Finance announced on 15 October 2026 that the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and the Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) destroyed illicit cannabis cultivation in a wildlife sanctuary in District Dhule, Maharashtra. On 14 October 2026, a joint team located and destroyed crops across five stretches of land totaling 2.87 hectares (7.08 acres) using a rotavator.
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