Security forces, in coordination with the Forest Department and in the presence of the District Magistrate, conducted a crackdown on illicit poppy cultivation at the Khudei Laipham hill range under Tengnoupal Police Station, Tengnoupal District, on Monday.

During the operation, approximately 10 acres of illegal poppy plants were destroyed. A case has been registered at Tengnoupal Police Station for further investigation.

In a separate operation, security forces arrested Lamkhogin Dimngel of Kangchup Patjang, Kangpokpi District, during a checking drive at Sangai University near Kaparang village, Churachandpur District.

The items that were seized from his possession include ₹34,20,000 in unaccounted cash, two soap cases containing 24 grams of suspected brown sugar, three mobile phones, a purse containing Aadhaar card, PAN card, and voter ID, one four-wheeler vehicle and one live round of unknown caliber.