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Mexican Army against poppy plantations

(28 Aug 2002) 1. Wide of soldiers destroying poppy plantation 2. Close up of soldiers 3. Close up of poppies 4. Close up soldiers, pans to medium of soldiers destroying plants 5. Close up of poppies 6. Cutaway of soldiers 7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Lt Col Higinio Castillo: "Guerrero state is one of the main poppy producers in Mexico, followed by Durango, Sinaloa, Chihuahua and Nayarit. If we talk about marihuana, the main producers are the states of Sinaloa, Chihuahua, Durango, Guerrero and Michoacan." 8. Medium of soldiers 9. Close up of guns 10. Close up of soldiers 11. Soldiers destroying plants 12. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Lt Col Higinio Castillo: "The Mexican army makes a permanent effort nationwide to fight drug production. We have 385 eradication bases and 450 bases for interception of drug convoys." 13. Soldiers destroying plants 14. Officials showing marihuana plants 15. Close up of soldier 15. Fire burning marihuana plants STORYLINE: The Mexican army raided poppy plantations in Guerrero state on Tuesday and proceeded to destroy the plants which are used to produce heroin. The 35th Infantry Batallion eradicated two plantations, situated in the remote highlands of the Chilpancingo Mountains, a six-hour drive southwest of Mexico City. Local drug traffickers sow the plants in rugged mountainous areas to avoid being detected by the authorities. Mixed plantations of heroin poppies and marihuana are common. The plantations targetted by the army on Tuesday had both. When the plant is still short, planes are used to spray poison over the area, but when the plants have matured the army has to go in and destroy them by hand. These poppies were already one metre high. Soldiers used sticks to destroy the bulb of the poppies, which produces the active substance from which opium is extracted. This year the Mexican army has destroyed eight thousand 716 hectares (21 thousand 790 acres) of poppy plantations in the country. The Mexican army has 385 drug eradication bases and 450 for interception of drug convoys. It is estimated that Mexican poppy production is the third biggest source of illegal opium products destined for the US market. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...