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Two poppy farms destroyed in the State of Mexico

Over a quarter million poppy plants were seized and destroyed during the raid

Two poppy farms destroyed in the State of Mexico
01/11/2016 |16:58Astrid Sánchez |
Redacción El Universal
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Officials from Mexico's Criminal Investigation Agency destroyed two poppy plant farms in the El Capulín community in the State of Mexico.

The 62,500 and 27,000 square-foot farms were discovered in a forestry area of the state called the Cerro del Aire.

One of the farms had 139,284 poppy plants and the other had 112,860. Both have since been destroyed.

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Mexico's federal prosecutors have launched an investigation into those responsible for the farms.