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The British government offered very low prices for opium which was cultivated in the states under their control. The government had established its monopoly to trade in opium in these states. It means that no trader could buy opium from the farmers. The farmers, thus, had to sell opium at extremely low prices which were fixed by the government. This led to a decline in the opium production.
The opium production in the princely states which were not under the control of the British increased as the farmers were paid high prices for the opium. The British considered this trade illegal as they did not want to loose monopoly of their opium trade in the country. The British government, therefore, instructed its agents in the princely states to confiscate and destroy opium crops.
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