Meghalaya Teams Uproot 5 Hectares of Illegal Cannabis, Destroy 10 Tonnes
Officials framed the action as a zero-tolerance push under the NDPS Act.
Overview
- District police led a joint operation with forest, excise and anti-narcotics units at Laitlulong village in the Sohiong area of East Khasi Hills.
- The team systematically uprooted cannabis plants across roughly five hectares attributed to several households.
- About 10 tonnes of plant material were eliminated on-site through controlled burning in line with disposal protocols.
- Authorities stressed that cultivating cannabis is a punishable offense under relevant sections of the NDPS Act.
- Officials did not report any arrests or prosecutions in the initial statements about the operation.