In Myanmar, the Administrative Committee of Kokang...

In Myanmar, the Administrative Committee of Kokang in the Shan State Special Region-1 passed a decree aimed at effectively combating narcotic drugs, official newspaper The New Light of Myanmar reported.
The decree states that action will be taken against whoever engages in poppy cultivation, narcotic drugs production, trafficking and drug abuse.
Punishments ranging from prison term, life imprisonment and death sentence will be meted out to those guilty of producing and trafficking of narcotic drugs, it said, adding that poppy fields shall be destroyed and legal action be taken against the poppy growers who cannot be admonished not to grow poppy. The paper also carried a similar order issued on March 26 by the state authorities of Wa, Shan State Special Region-2. However, the order did not stipulate the range of punishment on various kinds of drug offenders. The two state authorities of Myanmar declared their target is the total elimination of poppy cultivation in the two regions by the year 2005.