Hundreds of opium poppies replanted by locals 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 explanation of the authorities, 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 some individual households intercropped 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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When the information was received, 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 poppies 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.

Regarding the issue of replanting opium poppies 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 situation completely. Currently, all illegally planted opium poppies 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 a reporter from Nghe An Newspaper, Mr. Le Van Giap, Chairman of Que Phong District People's Committee, informed: The district government initially anticipated the possibility of opium replanting 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 Chairmen of the People's Committees of Quang Phong and Cam Muon communes, the areas where opium replanting occurred.

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