# Farmer arrested after hiding 500 cannabis plants in red gram crop

> Police in Karnataka discovered over 500 cannabis plants concealed within a legitimate red gram crop, leading to the arrest of a 56-year-old farmer.
- Title: Farmer arrested after hiding 500 cannabis plants in red gram…
- Summary: Police in Karnataka discovered over 500 cannabis plants concealed within a legitimate red gram crop, leading to the arrest of a 56-year-old farmer. Police…
- Keywords: karnataka, vijayapura, cannabis cultivation, drug arrest, ndps act, belagavi police, news, politics, Farmer, arrested, hiding, 500
- Source: The Hindu — https://thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/police-raid-ganja-farm-in-belagavi-arrest-farmer/article71600693.ece
- Author: The Hindu Bureau
- Published: 2026-10-19T04:36:35+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: karnataka, vijayapura, cannabis cultivation, drug arrest, ndps act, belagavi police, news, politics
## Police raid reveals hidden cannabis farm
Members of the special narcotics vigilance cell of Basavana Bagewadi police station raided a farm in Dindawar village, Vijayapura district, Karnataka on October 18.
## Farmer hid cannabis among red gram plants
Sharanappa Jeer, fifty six, cultivated red gram on the periphery of his plot but planted over five hundred cannabis plants in the middle of the field.
## Cannabis seizure valued at over one crore rupees
Police seized two hundred two point seven five kilograms of cannabis with a total value of one crore one lakh thirty seven thousand five hundred rupees. Jeer was arrested and a case was registered.
## Key takeaway

Police arrested a farmer in Karnataka's Vijayapura district after discovering over 500 cannabis plants hidden among red gram crops worth one crore one lakh thirty seven thousand five hundred rupees.