Youth arrested over Facebook comment supporting poppy plantation
IFP Bureau9 Jan 2023
War on Drugs: A youth was arrested over a Facebook comment supporting poppy plantation in Manipur.
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War on Drugs: A youth was arrested over a Facebook comment supporting poppy plantation in Manipur.
Manipur police destroyed about 50 acres of illegal poppy plantation in Chandel and Kangpokpi districts, seized 2.5 kilograms of opium (poppy juice).
A total of 55 acres of poppy plantations were destroyed by a combined team of Imphal East district police assisted by NAB, Forest department and BSF during a two-day poppy destruction drive in Kamu Ching, Bongyang Hill range.
Areas under poppy cultivation in Manipur have reduced to 1,100 acres from 6,742 acres, CM Biren said during the celebration of the 42nd Kangleipakki Meira foundation day.
IFP Editorial: Instead of blaming the poor villagers the state’s focus should be on finding the facilitators of poppy farming on our side of the border, for they would be the actual beneficiaries.