New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday around 170 bighas (over 56 acres) of poppy farming worth more than Rs.27 crore were destroyed in Goalpara district of the state in January.

In a post on social media platform X, Himanta Biswa Sarma said: "Dear Local Pablo Escobars, Sorry to spoil your planned Udta Assam party! Because @Goalpara_Police destroyed 170 Bighas of poppy cultivation in the Char areas worth Rs.27.20 crore in January."

He also warned the poppy cultivators, saying "So next time you think of drugs, think of @assampolice first."

The post also carries a video showing a tractor smashing the purported poppy plantation amid the presence of a huge number of policemen.

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