6,000 hectares of poppy destroyed in Myanmar
March 7th, 2011 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANSYangon, March 7 (IANS) A total of 6,083 hectares of poppy plantation grown illegally in Myanmar were destroyed in the 2010-11 cultivation season, a media report said Monday.
The illicit plantations were destroyed by the authorities from Sep 1, 2010 to Feb 27, 2011, Xinhua reported citing the official New Light of Myanmar daily.
In December 2009, Myanmar burned $93 million worth of seized narcotic drugs in the eastern state of Shan. The burned drugs included seven million tablets of stimulants, 819 kg heroin, 156 kg opium and 10 kg Ice.
Myanmar has been implementing a 15-year plan (1999-2014) to totally eradicate poppy in the country.
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