Opium Poppy Fields in Pinlong and Tantyan Townships Destroyed

The State Administration Council has highly emphasized the anti-narcotic drug measures to eradicate the grave perils of narcotic drugs which is endangering the entire human race. The destructions of opium poppy field by the combined teams comprising Shan state police force in January were as follow:  

  • A total of 55 acres of opium poppy fields bearing fruits and blossoms in the vicinity area of the Nyan Pin village in PinMoon village tract of Pinglong township, and a total of 27 acres of opium poppy fields surroundings of Myaytine village in Shan state(south) were destroyed.
  • 11 acres about two miles to the north of Naungmo (upper) village in Tantyan township were destroyed.

It is reported that during the opium poppy plantation season of 2021 to 2022, about 3012.49 acres in total of opium poppy fields including  35 acres in Shan state(north), 2832.3 acres in Shan state (south), 109.19 acres in Shan state (east) and 36 acres in Mgway Region has been destroyed from 28 November to 22 January in 2021.   

  • A total of 82 acres of opium poppy fields in Myaytine and Nyan Pin villages of Pinglong township in Shan state(south) were destroyed in January.
  • 11 acres of opium poppy fields in Naungmo village in Tantyan township were destroyed. 
  • During the opium poppy plantation season of 2021 to 2022, about 3012.49 acres in total of opium poppy fields including  35 acres in Shan state(north), 2832.3 acres in Shan state (south), 109.19 acres in Shan state (east) and 36 acres in Mgway Region has been destroyed from 28 November to 22 January in 2021.  
engdate: 
Sunday, January 23, 2022 - 19:15
month: 
January, 2022