Peren, April 11 (MExN): The Jalukie Battalion of the Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) along with representatives of the Police, Narcotics Department launched an operation inside Intangki Reserve Forest, Peren district and destroyed a large area of marijuana cultivation on April 11.
According to an official press note issued by the AR, an Assam Rifles patrol had discovered “cultivation of Marijuana on approximately 6 to 8 acres of land spread over Assam and Nagaland.” The Assam Rifles had informed the police at Peren about the same; following which the operation was conducted in presence of local villagers.
“In the operation, approximately two acres of marijuana cultivation located in Nagaland area worth Rs 1,60,000 was destroyed,” the press note added.
