Senapati, February 24, 2026: A combined team of security forces, the Forest Department, and an Executive Magistrate destroyed approximately eight acres of illegal poppy plantations at Sadim Hill Range under Senapati Police Station in Senapati district on Monday.
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| Security personnel and officials destroy illegal poppy cultivation and burn makeshift huts during an anti-narcotics operation in Senapati district. (Image: X@manipur_police) |
During the operation, authorities also dismantled two makeshift huts set up at the site. Equipment used for cultivation, including irrigation pipes, a spray pump, and a water container, were seized and destroyed.
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The action forms part of ongoing efforts by security forces and civil authorities to curb illegal poppy cultivation and related narcotics activities in the region.
Further investigation into the case is underway.
