Two persons have been arrested on charges of cultivating ganja plants at Peelavara in Bangarpet taluk.
Based on a tip-off, the Excise Department officials on Saturday conducted a raid at the field of Narayanappa and Chandrappa and found ganja plants being cultivated between tomato and beans plants.
The duo allegedly sold ganja in form of beedi. We recovered 130 grams ganja worth ₹ 50,000, said Deputy Superintendent of Excise K.J. Sandeep.