Carchi Ecuador: 20,000 poppy plants destroyed by military

Posted on September 18, 2013 • Filed under: Agriculture, Crime, Drug Activity, Ecuador, Police/Military Activity

More than 20,000 poppy plants burned by soldiers in Carchi
Plants were camouflaged in bean crops.
Authorities reported second time crop of poppy plants have been discovered in Carchi

Eluniverso.com reported that a farmer of 48 years was arrested Tuesday morning in the San Joaquin Look Canton, South Carchi because cultivation of beans between two hectares, the military Operational Group North (GON) found more than 20 thousand poppy plants. O. Nelson, was ready to leave the premises on a green van IBA-746 plate full of beans, when 80 military personnel in the company of the Judicial Police and Attorney Carchí arrived at the property. “The poppy plant is illegal because it is the basis for the development of heroin, a drug not allowed in Ecuador, so the citizen is deprived of his liberty for research,” said one of the officers as he left with the detainee. Read Article

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