In a new beginning, a collaboration of the district administration, Forest and Excise departments and the State Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) destroyed about 10 tonnes of illegally cultivated cannabis also known as marijuana, spread across five hectares of land at Laitlulong, Sohiong under East Khasi Hills district. This is for the first time that authorities decided to conduct an operation should this psychoactive drug turn into a lucrative business in the State.

Already the Sohiong area has a long tradition of producing home-brewed alcohol and the issue of illicit liquor is a concern for local law enforcement. Growing cannabis for recreational use is illegal in India and can result in severe penalties. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act of 1985 prohibits the cu

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