{"id":6765,"date":"2019-12-30T05:42:23","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T05:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=6765"},"modified":"2019-12-30T05:42:24","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T05:42:24","slug":"drones-to-be-deployed-to-destroy-hidden-marijuana-plantations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/drones-to-be-deployed-to-destroy-hidden-marijuana-plantations\/","title":{"rendered":"Drones to be deployed to destroy hidden marijuana plantations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Centre has decided to deploy drones to destroy marijuana\nplantations before the crop is harvested and finds its way into the hands of\nthe drug cartels. A decision has been taken by the Ministry of Home Affairs\nwith states and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on board to investigate illegal\noperations suspected to be carried out by the farmers in some states, along\nwith other crops to conceal the prohibited activities. The Centre will use\nsatellites to detect marijuana crops by penetrating the lighter foliage and\ndrones will subsequently destroy the plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drones could be deployed to carry out spraying of chemicals\nto destroy the crops. Efforts to be made for getting to the root of the supply\nchain in drugs and identify the drug-terror nexus. India is following the modus\noperandi adopted by the US in dealing with marijuana plantations. US authorities\nhave been using airplanes and drones to detect and destroy illegal plantations.\nLast year alone saw 414 tons of plant being seized in more than 24,000 cases. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Centre has decided to deploy drones to destroy marijuana plantations before the crop is harvested and finds its way into the hands of the drug cartels. 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