In the operation along with the office of the Federal drug control service Rossi for the Primorsky Krai participate Ministry of internal Affairs of Russia for the Primorsky Krai, 5 army DVO the Russian Ministry of defense of the Pacific fleet of the Russian defense Ministry, FSB of Russia for the Primorsky Krai, the far Eastern operative customs, Border Department of the FSB of Russia for Primorsk region, Vladivostok LU Ministry of internal Affairs of Russia on transport. For coordination of joint actions of Primorsk drug control set up operational headquarters. Operation «poppy» has a great importance for combating drug trafficking in Primorye because of wild-growing hemp amazed by the majority of the Central and southern areas of the region, and with drug каннабисной group, as a rule, begins the involvement of Primorye youth in drug abuse. For example, last year for the period of carrying out of operation «poppy» were taken from illegal circulation of 1.9 tons of drugs of the opium and каннабисной groups, by burning, herbicide treatment of pressure and heavy equipment was destroyed in the Bud 607 so hemp. This year, literally during the first days of the operation have been destroyed in the Bud by spraying of herbicides 135 tons of cannabis. The largest center of wild hemp on the area of 3.6 ha were detected and destroyed in Khankaisky district of Primorye in the vicinity of the village Комиссарово. Drug control authorities pay attention to land owners and tenants of agricultural land on the need for timely destruction of wild-growing hemp and poppy on their territories. In case of default on obligations on destruction of narcotic plants authorized by the Commission will be made an order on the destruction of narcotic plants in due time. In addition, according to article 10.5 of the RF Code of administrative offences provides for liability for all categories of land users and landowners for a lack of measures on destruction of wild narcotic plants in the form of imposition of administrative penalty. The operation will last until the end of October. About the facts of illicit cultivation of cannabis and poppy cultivation, manufacture and marketing of the drug residents of the Primorsky territory can report anonymously around the clock on the «hotline» — 245-45-30.
Natalia Fedulova, the press service of the Federal drug control service of Russia for the Primorsky Krai