A combined team of security forces, the Forest Department, and an Executive Magistrate destroyed approximately eight acres of illegal poppy cultivation at Sadim Hill Range under Senapati Police Station in Senapati district on February 24, 2026.

During the operation, the team also dismantled two makeshift huts set up at the site. Equipment used for cultivation, including irrigation pipes, a spray pump, and a water container, was seized and destroyed on the spot.

Officials said the drive is part of ongoing efforts to curb illegal poppy cultivation and dismantle the infrastructure supporting narcotics production in the hill districts.