Imphal, Dec 11 (PTI) Forty-five acres of illegal poppy plantation were destroyed at Phungyar in Manipur's Ukhrul district and two persons arrested, police said on Wednesday.

A combined team of the Ukhrul police, the BSF, forest department and the district administration carried out the operation in the Mapithel hill range on Tuesday, they said.

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Two persons identified as Letkhohao Haokip (37) and Hegou Khongsai (30) were arrested from the spot for their alleged involvement in the illegal cultivation, the officials said.

In a post on X, Chief Minister N Biren Singh lauded the team for the operation.

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“War on Drugs Intensifies; 45 Acres of Illegal Poppy Cultivation Destroyed,” he said.

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