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Newsbrief:
The
Opium
Files
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In
Welsh
Fields,
the
Poppies
Grew
7/25/03
If the British can't stop
opium in Afghanistan, they are at least bound and determined to stop it
in the home isles. While it is not illegal to grow opium poppies
in Britain, city workers in the Welsh harbor town of Burry Port, Carmarthenshire,
hurriedly removed scores of the bright red flowers from alongside local
roadways earlier this month after a local amateur botanist pointed them
out.
While growing the poppies
is not a crime, processing them in any way, including picking them, is
against the law. Local officials spotted visitors doing just that
in June during a local celebration of American aviatrix Amelia Earhart,
who landed there in 1928, becoming the first woman to fly solo across the
Atlantic.
"Instructions have been given
to remove the poppies," said Elwyn Hughes, the town's parks manager.
"These poppies have been planted on county council land and we are not
aware who is behind it. We are now working to tackle the problem
rapidly," he told the Guardian.
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Issue #297, 7/25/03
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DRCNet Interview: Baldomero Cáceres, Advisor to the Confederation of Peruvian Coca Growers |
Unapproved Vancouver Safe Injection Site Gets Unwanted Police Attention |
Newsbrief: The Opium Files -- Afghanistan at a Record Pace This Year |
Newsbrief: The Opium Files -- In Welsh Fields, the Poppies Grew |
Newsbrief: The Opium Files -- Feds Find Plantation in Midst of California Forest |
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Newsbrief: Michigan Lawmakers Introduce Anti-Methamphetamine Package, Includes Life in Prison for 1,000 Grams |
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