Hundreds of opium poppy plants replanted by people at the Nghe An border have been uprooted.

(Baonghean.vn) - Recently, in some communes of theIn Quy Chau and Que Phong districts, there is a situation where people replant opium poppies for the purpose of "having vegetables to eat".

According to the authorities' explanation, people replant opium poppies for vegetables (Illustration photo)

On March 29, 2016, Mr. Luong Van Nam, Chairman of Chau Phong Commune People's Committee, said: After the press reported the information, the district also directed Chau Phong Commune People's Committee to inspect the reality that there are some individual households that intercrop in the basic vegetable garden to eat vegetables. This is just a spontaneous phenomenon.

Response clip of Mr. Luong Van Nam - Chairman of Chau Phong Commune People's Committee (Quy Chau):

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Upon receiving the information, the Commune People's Committee reported the situation to leaders at all levels. Some households, when informed, directly removed the opium poppy plants. Some households were directly persuaded by the Commune authorities to remove them. The situation has now stabilized.

According to the latest information from the People's Committee of Chau Phong commune, this commune has villages such as Dom 1 and Tam village with 6-7 households growing opium poppy in their vegetable gardens. Each household grows an average of 70 plants, the total number of plants that have been uprooted and destroyed is about 500 plants.

Providing more information about the issue of opium replanting in Quy Chau district, Mr. Tran Van Doan, Deputy Head of the District Police, said: After receiving the information, the District People's Committee also established an inspection team to verify and assign responsibility to the commune authorities to destroy and handle the matter thoroughly. Currently, all illegally planted opium plants have been destroyed.

Response clip of Lieutenant Colonel Tran Van Doan - Deputy Head of Quy Chau District Police:

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On the morning of March 30, speaking with Nghe An Newspaper reporters, Mr. Le Van Giap, Chairman of Que Phong District People's Committee, informed: The district government initially anticipated that opium replanting might occur in some areas. The district also issued a document directing some communes to propagate that people are not allowed to plant opium in any form. However, when the press reported the news, the district government stepped in to verify and issued a document reviewing the responsibility of the Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Phong and Cam Muon communes, the areas where opium replanting occurred.

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