In a major operation, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Mumbai, in collaboration with its Pune and Nagpur regional units, on Wednesday destroyed illegally cultivated cannabis in 9.49 acres of land in Dhule district of Maharashtra, the officials said.

They said that acting on specific intelligence, officers of the DRI identified illicit cannabis farms in Khamkheda Ambe and Rohini villages in Dhule which is situated along the Madhya Pradesh–Maharashtra border.