NAB and Police destroy large number of Marijuana plant
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, December 05 2018:
Narcotic Affairs and Border (NAB) and a team of Thoubal District police destroyed a large number of Marijuana plant found cultivating at Kairembikhokand its surrounding area under Thoubal Police Station today, saidpolice.
According to the police, NAB and a police team rushed to the site and conducted the drive after the police was tipped off about mass plantation of marijuana plant in and around Kairembikhok.
OC of NAB H Rishikesh said that Marijuana plantation is illegal while adding that the police received information about the mass plantation of marijuana at Kairembikhok and conducted the drive after conducting a proper survey.
Marijuana plant spreading across 11 hectares were destroyed in the drive today, he added.
He continued that the police are investigating to find out the owner of the marijuana field and a case will be registered accordingly.
Earlier, NAB has destroyed poppy plant at different hill area, he added and appealed the public not to cultivate such illegal plant.
Addl SP (ops) Shachidananda, SDPO Yairipok Lalringum Pulamte MPS, OC Thoubal Sudhir and CDOs of the district and women police took part in the drive today.