Those arrested included two presidents of as many single-window agriculture cooperative societies based in the district, four of their directors, two officials and eight farmers.
The official said they were arrested from different locations by a team led by CID ASP Sridhar, an official said on condition of anonymity.
Chengal Reddy, president of Anantampalli single-window co-op society, his counterpart in Anantaiahgaripalli society Rambhoopal Reddy, besides directors and officials were arrested last evening for sanctioning loans on fake documents, he added.