Mongyawng, 21 December  

Authorities destroyed one acre of poppy plantations in Phattu Village in Tachilek Township, eastern Shan State on 20 December, according to Mongyawng police station.

A combined team comprising police members from the District and Township Police Stations, security force from No. 335 Light Infantry Battalion, police member from Tachilek Anti-drug squad-30 and departmental officials annihilated one acre of poppy field about three miles southwest of Phattu Village in Tachilek Township in eastern Shan State.—Sai Aung Zaw Lin

Translated by JT