Anti- poppy drive
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 11 2016:
In continuation of the ongoing campaign of destroying illegal poppy cultivation in the State, a joint team of Narcotics and Affairs of Border Police Station, Imphal East, 6th MR and personnel of Forest Dept destroyed poppy plants spread in about 15 acres in Heikon village and surrounding areas of Nongmaiching Hill range yesterday.
A statement issued by the PRO of Police Dept said that the poppy cultivation destroyed was the left out portion of the earlier destruction carried out by NABPS, Imphal East district police and Forest Dept personnel on Jan 16 in Nongmaiching.
At that time, the poppy plants were very small and it were left for second destruction which was carried out successfully yesterday.
A case has been registered at NABPS and probe is on, it added.