Illegal Poppy cultivation spread over 30 Kanals (1.5 hectare) of land at different places in the south Kashmir district was destroyed by the police, a police spokesman said here.
He said the illegal cultivation was destroyed in villages Chawalgam, Sangus, Chanser and Suceh.
Police has registered a case in this regard, the spokesman said, adding the process of destroying the illegal cultivation will continue in coming days in other parts of the district.