Imphal, Feb. 25 -- Central paramilitary troopers teamed up with Manipur Police destroyed approximately 29 acres of illicit poppy cultivation in Tengnoupal and Churachandpur Districts, to combat the drug menace along the Indo-Myanmar border in the Manipur sector.

These two districts predominantly inhabited by the Kuki-Zo people share borders with Myanmar.

Authorities destroyed the poppy flowers at their reaping stages, estimated to produce around 145 kg of raw opium worth approximately Rs 188,500, in separate destruction campaigns.

A defense wing statement issued by the inspector General of Assam Rifles (South) stated that in a joint operation, Assam Rifles, BSF, and Manipur Police destroyed approximately 25 acres of illegal poppy culti...