Imphal, Oct. 19 -- Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Monday said that around 3,000 acres of illegal poppy cultivation had been destroyed, 307 cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and 467 drug traffickers arrested in the state over the past year.
The CM made the announcement while attending the 135th Raising Day celebration of Manipur Police at the 1st Battalion Manipur Rifles Parade Ground in Imphal.
A key highlight of the celebration was the participation of Paukhanmung Guite, Commandant of the 1st Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB), Churachandpur, as Parade Commander.
He became the first police officer from the Kuki-Zo community to lead a parade at a state function in Imphal since...