Mexico eliminates 4.2 million poppy plants in Nayarit: 858.4 tons in 32 plots

This March, in eight days of patrols, the Ministry of the Navy (Semar) already eliminated 4,292,000 poppy plants in 32 plantations that it located in two communities in the state of Nayarit, a Pacific state in Mexico. Together, the plants weighed 858,400 kilos (858.4 tons) and occupied an area of approximately 212,500 square meters (m2), equivalent to 21.25 hectares (ha). Mexico destroys 4.2 million poppy plants From Monday, March 24 to Thursday…