Poppy plantations
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 18 2020:
A combined team of NAB, NCB, Horticulture, NCB Revenue and Forest Departments Imphal East District police 1st MR Bn and Home guard destroyed about 55 acres of illicit poppy plantations at th e hill range of Changsang area under Sagolmang PS .
The combined team was led by SP NAB Watham Basu and SP Imphal East, H Jogeshchandra.
A team of NAB, Homeguard and NCB further destroyed 15 acres of illicit poppy cultivation at Kongba Mara which also falls under the jurisdiction of Sagolmang PS .
Cases have been taken up at NAB PS regarding the poppy cultivation at the said places.
Manipur Police have so far destroyed 1184 acres of illicit poppy plantations across the State since the commencement of poppy destruction drive from November 20 this year.