Why Western Ghats a haven for drug mafia

With drug gangs in neighbouring states finding the rich alluvial soil of the Western Ghats in Karnataka a lucrative source, farmers in districts of Kodagu, Hassan, Chikkmagaluru, Shivamogga, Uttara Kannada and Belagavi are increasingly growing ganja (marijuana) in the midst of regular crops.

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