"Our operation is underway and hundreds of acres of land has been cleared of poppy in different districts," said Hayatullah Rouhani, head of the counter narcotics department of Herat, as quoted by TOLO News.
However, to further strengthen the Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) and completely eliminate the narco nexus in the state, the Uttar Pradesh government is working on a war footing to complete the construction of six new state-of-the-art forensic labs in the state.
Moreh Battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of Headquarter Inspector General Assam Rifles (South) has foiled cross-border smuggling of narcotics at Haolenphai village near Border Pillar 76, Manipur's Moreh, the official said on Sunday.
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Indore zone destroyed around 1100 kg of different types of seized drugs at a cement factory located in Manawar in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district on Friday.
"Indian Army foiled yet another attempt of narco-terror smuggling by recovering 10 packets of narcotics near Line of Control in Poonch Sector," a White Knight Corps statement said.
Emphasizing on the fight against drugs, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said strict action has been taken to check the menace of narcotics in the state.
A spokesman for the Kabul security department, Khalild Zadran, while speaking at a press conference to report annual activities, said some weapons and ammunition as well as narcotics were seized from detainees.
Bareilly Police arrested six people including four members of the same family from Aonla area for allegedly making opium and smack and supplying them to other districts including Delhi and Noida.
In a major crackdown against the drugs racket, the Anti Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Mumbai Police on Monday arrested three drug peddlers and recovered drugs worth Rs 10 crore.