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Jharkhand: Police busts opium cultivation in Naxal-hit Lohardaga forest

27 Feb 2023

Jharkhand Police busted an illegal opium plantation in the Jobang Uldag area of the Naxal-hit forest area of Lohardaga district. Acting on a tip-off, police administration reached the spot on Saturday and destroyed opium cultivation, SP said. R Ramkumar, SP stated, "Police destroyed the cultivation of Opium that was being...

Large-scale opium cultivation destroyed by a joint security team in Manipur

10 Jan 2023

Four lakh Opium Poppy plants which were planted on four hectares of forest land in Manipur's Noney district were destroyed by a joint team of Assam Rifles, state police and the forest department on Tuesday. Srikona Battalion of 21 Sector Assam Rifles, under the aegis of Headquarter Inspector General Assam Rifles(East),...