webfact Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Opium cultivation down by 40%, narcotics chief says By The Nation The cultivation of opium is on the decline in Thailand, but the illegal practice persists in several northern districts, the Office of the Narcotics Control Board reported this week. Secretary-general Sirinya Sitdhichai cited remote rural highlands in Chiang Mai’s Om Koi, Mae Taeng and Chiang Dao districts and in Tak’s Umphang, Mae Ramat and Tha Song Yang districts as places where opium is still grown. He said it’s cultivated either by individual farmers for household consumption or by investor-backed farmers for local distribution. The plantations are kept small and scattered to avoid detection. Sirinya said the latest survey found that opium cultivation had dropped 40 per cent since a year previous. He credited strict law enforcement and the changing climate. Aerial surveys between September and last week identified 313 opium plots covering more than 212 rai in four northern provinces. Chiang Mai had 168 plots on 120 rai, Tak 84 plots on 63 rai, Mae Hong Son 22 plots on 12 rai and Chiang Rai 39 plots on 18 rai. Sirinya said 210 plots covering 150 rai – 70.46 per cent of the total – had since been destroyed. Sirinya and Major General Jittiwat Sornsuwan, assistant commander of the Third Army Region’s Narcotics Suppression Operation Centre, on Monday led officials on an inspection tour of a plantation in Tambon Pongsa in Mae Hong Son’s Pai district. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30336939 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-01-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sklmeeera Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Im just biding my time here . Any day now the Thai government is going to legalize marijuana . A small plot up in the hills above Chiang Mai will be a good investment . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I'm sure Afghanistan is picking up the slack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coulson Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 7 hours ago, sklmeeera said: Im just biding my time here . Any day now the Thai government is going to legalize marijuana . A small plot up in the hills above Chiang Mai will be a good investment . ......for your wife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerkinsCuthbert Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Now for the bad news: http://www.atimes.com/article/forced-labor-persists-thai-fishing-boats-hrw-says/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colabamumbai Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Grow more for medicinal use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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