Guatemala Destroys
Poppy, Marijuana Plants
GUATEMALA - Guatemala has destroyed opium
poppy and marijuana plants worth US$780
million in the country's western San Marcos
province, an official said.
Police spokesman Donald Gonzalez said Friday
the crops were destroyed in the Ixiguan and
Tajumulco municipalities by a joint team of
Guatemalan police, military and the US Drug
Enforcement Administration.
People responsible for the crops have fled
the area, he said.
The San Marcos area falls on the border with
Mexico and used by drug cartels for poppy
cultivation - raw material of heroin.
Last year, opium crops worth US$1.66 billion
were destroyed in the country. /EFE |
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