Police have seized 1,352kg of marijuana from a warehouse in southern India's Karnataka state.

According to local reports, the contraband was smuggled from Odisha in east India and hidden underground a sheep farm in Lacchu Nayak Tanda, Kalaburagi district, on September 10.

Reports also suggest the police raided the warehouse after receiving a tip-off from drug peddlers.

At least four people have been arrested in connection to this incident.

The arrested have been identified as Jnanashekar, 37, a resident of Gayatrinagar and autorickshaw driver, Siddunath Lavate, 22, of Sindagi taluk in Vijayapura district, Naganath, 39, of Aurad of Bidar district, and Chandrakanth, 34, of Kalagi in Kalaburagi.

According to local reports, on August 30, an officer at Seshadripuram Police Station caught Jnanashekar selling marijuana and seized 2.1 kg from him. During interrogation, Jnanashekar admitted to purchasing marijuana from a peddler, Siddunath Lavate.

Later Lavate admitted to purchasing marijuana from peddlers, Chandrakanth, and his associate Naganath, where police raided and found 1,352kg of marijuana belonging to Chandrakanth.

Police have seized 1,352kg (2866 lbs) of Marijuana from a warehouse in southern India's Karnataka.

According to reports, the contraband was smuggled from Odisha and was hidden underground in a sheep farm in Kalaburagi district on September 10.

Reports suggest the police raided the warehouse after receiving a tip-off from drug peddlers.

The people who were loading it to in trucks said that it was fodder for the animals.

At least four people have been arrested in connection to this incident.

The arrested have been identified as Jnanashekar, 37, a resident of Gayatrinagar, autorickshaw driver by profession, Siddunath Lavate, 22, of Sindagi taluk in Vijayapura district, Naganath, 39, of Aurad of Bidar district, and Chandrakanth, 34, of Kalagi in Kalaburagi.

According to reports, on August, 30, police inspector of Seshadripuram police station caught Jnanashekar when he was trying to sell the ganja in a ground near Om Shakthi temple in VV Giri colony.

They had seized 2.1 kg ganja and autorickshaw bearing registration number KA-02-AC-3989 from him.

During interrogation, Jnanashekar confessed to police that he was purchasing ganja from a peddler identified as Siddunath Lavate.

On September 6, based on credible information police zeroed down on Lavate near Madanayakanahalli in Bengaluru rural. They found 200-gram ganja with Lavate.

When subjected to questions, Lavate for interrogation he confessed to purchasing ganja from peddlers Chandrakanth and his associate Naganath. He had stored around 150 kg of ganja in a place near Kamalapur on NH 50, police took him to the spot and seized the ganja.

A special team was formed to nab the main peddlers Naganath and Chandrakanth.

The police found ganja packets stored underground at a sheep farm in Lacchu Nayak Tanda in Kalagi of Kalaburagi belonging to Chandrakanth. They recovered around 1200 kg of ganja from there.