India News | Illegal Poppy Cultivation Destroyed in Manipur's Churachandpur

Imphal, Jan 16 (PTI) Illegal poppy cultivation on 4.8 acre area was destroyed in Manipur's Churachandpur district, police said on Thursday.

A joint team of the police, Assam Rifles, Forest Department and executive magistrate conducted the operation on Haopi Mollen Hill in Sangaikot police station area on Wednesday, they said.

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Six poppy pods were also seized, they added.

A case was filed and efforts were being made to identify those involved in illegal poppy cultivation, police said.

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