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Combined force destroy illegal poppy plantation in Manipur

Imphal, Feb 17 (UNI)In a decisive crackdown on narco-terrorism, Assam Rifles, Manipur Police, and the BSF jointly destroyed 10 acres of illicit poppy cultivation in Khudei Khullen Village, near Sita, Tengnoupal District, on Monday.
A statement from HQ IGARS S said security forces reaffirm their zero-tolerance policy against narcotics, urging public support to dismantle the drug-insurgency nexus.
Large tracts of forest lands have been destroyed by drug lords by planting poppy in the Manipur hills.
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