Imphal, Feb. 23 -- Approximately, 4 acres of illicit poppy cultivations and an equal number of farm huts were destroyed in an attempt to eradicate the unauthorized poppy plantations in Manipur's Kangpokpi district on Saturday, officials said.

A joint team of Manipur Police, CRPF, Forest Department, and Assam Rifles, based on receiving creditable input, conducted an operation on the hill slopes of Thanglongbung under New Keithelmanbi police station in Kangpokpi District.

After around 6 hours of horrendous work chipping down the stand crops, the operation successfully ended with the chipping down of the flowering poppy plants and the burning down of four farm huts constructed inside the poppy field.

The destruction drives were carried ou...