San Marcos, Guatemala, March 18, 2022
A poppy eradication operation operated by military and anti-narcotics police in the municipality of San Marcos, Guatemala, bordering Mexico, is attempting to remove all poppies from the area on March 18, 2022. Poppy is the flower from which opium, the raw material for heroin, is made. According to the police, an ounce of opium is worth $150 and is bought by Guatemalan or Mexican drug traffickers. Families are dedicated to this illegal activity in this area.
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