AR conducts poppy destruction drive
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, November 09 2014:
The 20 Assam Rifles of 26 Sector AR under HQ IGAR (South) provided incidental security to the various government agencies which conducted a Joint operation for destruction of illicit poppy cultivation on November 7 at Lamkang Khunao village in Khunjai Ridge.
According to a release of PRO, IGAR (South), a Joint team of NBC, NAB, Forest Department, Exercise and Taxation department and Manipur Police destroyed poppy cultivation by burning around 88 acres area with a likely yield of 1760 kg worth of 14.08 crores (approximately) in illicit market.
This Poppy is used for extracting Morphine to make Heroin base to be refined into Brown Sugar and Heroin No.4 (white powder) .
This is further smuggled to neighbouring countries using the porous border and subsequently runs in the veins of youth.
The money generated through this cultivation also used for funding and arming the various Indian Insurgent Groups to destroy the tranquility of the region.