SRINAGAR, MAY 09: under the leadership of Excise Commissioner Vaibhav Kohli, and the oversight of Deputy Excise Commissioner (Executive) Kashmir, Tabassum Shafat Kamili, the Central Kashmir Excise Range intensified its crackdown against the illicit cultivation of Narcotic crops (Poppy) under the Nasha Mukht Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyan.
During the drive illegal poppy cultivation was destroyed at multiple locations across the Srinagar-Budgam-Ganderbal Excise Range in collaboration with Police, Revenue and Agriculture Department and the FIR was lodged under the relevant sections of NDPS Act at the concerned Police Stations.
All legal formalities including seizure, sampling and destruction were reportedly completed on spot.
The enforcement action exemplifies the commitment of the Excise Department to curbing illegal activities and upholding the rule of law.