Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, May 1: The police destroyed illicit poppy cultivation and registered multiple cases during a coordinated anti-drug crackdown across Baramulla, Handwara and Shopian districts.
Officials said the action was part of an intensified drive to curb narcotics cultivation under ongoing anti-drug initiatives.
In Baramulla, police acting on specific inputs detected illegal poppy cultivation in the Pinjoora area on land owned by Bashir Ahmad Malik.
The crop was destroyed on the spot in the presence of a Magistrate and officials from the Excise, Revenue and Agriculture departments.
A case (FIR No. 53/2026) has been registered, and samples of the crop were seized for investigation.
In Handwara, a joint team of Police, Revenue, Excise and Agriculture departments conducted a raid in the Pohrupeth area of Chogul, where poppy cultivation was found on land belonging to Jehangir Ahmad Dar.
The crop was destroyed on the spot in the presence of a Magistrate, and samples were sealed. Police said FIR No. 86/2026 has been registered at Police Station Handwara, and further investigation is underway.
Meanwhile, in Shopian, police said illicit poppy cultivation was detected in the Sindoo Shirmal area on land owned by Khazir Mohd Bhat.
The crop was destroyed, and a case (FIR No. 74/2026) has been registered at Police Station Shopian.
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