Military destroys drug plantations

Mexico City - Mexican military authorities said yesterday that in less than two weeks they had destroyed 340 marijuana plantations…

Mexico City - Mexican military authorities said yesterday that in less than two weeks they had destroyed 340 marijuana plantations covering an area about the size of 100 soccer fields in the southern state of Chiapas.

The Defence Ministry said that between December 26th and January 5th the army in Chiapas destroyed marijuana fields covering 590,700 sq yards as well as 135 poppy fields totalling 99,372 sq yards.