Wed, 12 Mar 2025
Myanmar destroys 48 acres of poppy in eastern state

Myanmar destroys 48 acres of poppy in eastern state

Xinhua
12 Mar 2025, 09:16 GMT+10

YANGON, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's police have destroyed 48 acres of opium poppy fields in eastern Myanmar's Shan state, the state-run daily Myanma Alinn reported on Wednesday.

The fields were located in the Hopong township of Pa-O self-administered zone in Shan state, the report said.

The poppy fields, which were cultivated using irrigation, were eradicated between March 3 and 10, it added.

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