Destroyed Washington, Aug. 18 Customs Omeials revealed here that the Mexican Government. hid destroyed an opium-producing Industry Jalong the Mexican-United States border which might have become 3 potential source of narcotics secon! only to the Orient, Directing the drive was an unnamed U.48, Treasury, operative whose cooperation had been enlisted by Di [Leopoldo Salazar, head of the Mexican Healthy Department's Narcotics En forcement Division, With the ald of Federal troops infantry and cavatey—the Mexican IGovernment destroyed hundreds of holds of "amapola"—opium-producing poppies in the states of Senor, JSinaon and Nayarit. There were Jenough poppies "under cultivation. [Customs Officials here were informed. fo have yielded between three ant five tons of opium annually.
Fearing an increase in narcotic juggling, Mr, Harold 8, Creighton, ipervising Customs Agent at Si JAntonio, Tex, called: the attention of Salazar to the expansion of poppy production in the thre [Mexican states, Dr, Salazar, was assigned one of the Treasury's ace investigators.
When word of the "Poppy Wat: leaked out, many. Mexican farmers destroyed their fields. Led by the JAmerican agent, Mexican soldiers cut Jand burned hundreds of flowering fields. The Customs Bureau here hss been advised that the major portion Jor this year's crop of "amapola" hat been destroyed—United Press.
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