Assam Rifles destroy 13 acres of ganja and 1,300 kg stored crop in Ukhrul
Troops of 23 Assam Rifles with Litan police destroyed about 13 acres of standing ganja cultivation and burned 1,300 kg of stored raw ganja at Sanakeithel in Ukhrul district, Manipur. The same drive also destroyed an opium crop growing alongside it.
Troops of 23 Assam Rifles, working with personnel from Litan police station, destroyed standing ganja cultivation and burned stored ganja at Sanakeithel in Ukhrul district, according to an Assam Rifles press release.[1]About 13 acres (about 5.26 hectares) of ganja under cultivation were destroyed, along with 1,300 kg of raw ganja that had been stored at the site.[1]
The same drive also destroyed about 10 acres of opium cultivation and 10 kg of raw opium growing alongside the ganja.[1]The release said Assam Rifles had been coming down heavily on illegal ganja cultivation at several places in Manipur and raiding hidden stores in the preceding days.[1]
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