Over 700 Illegal Poppy Farmers Arrested Along Myanmar Border In Manipur
NDTV
Manipur: In the ongoing drive against poppy cultivation, a total of 703 people including five chiefs of hill villages have been arrested and over 400 acres poppy fields destroyed, an official said
Away from the media limelight, the Manipur government has launched a massive drive against drugs in the state, particularly in the hills, and against large-scale illegal poppy cultivation.
In the ongoing drive against poppy cultivation, a total of 703 people including five chiefs of hill villages have been arrested and over 400 acres poppy fields destroyed, an official said.
NDTV has got exclusive visuals of the massive drive in the hill districts of Manipur.
Eastern Manipur's five districts shares a 400-km border with Myanmar; less than 10 per cent of its international border with Myanmar is fenced, facilitating a safe transit route for illegal drugs trading to northeast India from the 'Golden Triangle', the tri-junction of Myanmar, Laos and Thailand borders - a hub of a thriving drugs peddling economy.
