Imphal, Nov. 8 -- The Kangpokpi district administration has stepped up its campaign against illegal poppy cultivation and drug trafficking, directing security agencies and government departments to tighten surveillance of supply chains and complete eradication measures within a fixed timeframe ahead of the upcoming elections.

In a parallel enforcement operation, a joint security team destroyed around 45 acres of illegal poppy fields along the Thangjing Hill Range.

The operation involved the Churachandpur District Police, 1st India Reserve Battalion (IRB), 58th Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Narcotics and Border Affairs (NAB) and the Forest Department.

No suspects were found at the site during the raid. An Executi...