Mexico: Marijuana bust

Dawn.com Published September 28, 2012
A soldier carries marijuana plants to be destroyed after a large pot plantation was seized in Hostotipaquillo, Mexico. ? Photo by AP
A soldier carries marijuana plants to be destroyed after a large pot plantation was seized in Hostotipaquillo, Mexico. ? Photo by AP
A soldier inspects drying marijuana plants to be destroyed after a large pot plantation was seized in Hostotipaquillo, Mexico. ? Photo by AP
A soldier inspects drying marijuana plants to be destroyed after a large pot plantation was seized in Hostotipaquillo, Mexico. ? Photo by AP
Soldiers inspect a house during a military operation at Tequila in state of Jalisco September 27, 2012. ? Photo by Reuters
Soldiers inspect a house during a military operation at Tequila in state of Jalisco September 27, 2012. ? Photo by Reuters
Mexican soldiers burn marijuana plants found amid a field of blue agave - the plant used for the production of tequila - in El Llano, Hostotipaquillo, Jalisco State, Mexico. ? Photo by AFP
Mexican soldiers burn marijuana plants found amid a field of blue agave - the plant used for the production of tequila - in El Llano, Hostotipaquillo, Jalisco State, Mexico. ? Photo by AFP
A marijuana plant is seen during a military operation at Tequila in Jalisco. ? Photo by Reuters
A marijuana plant is seen during a military operation at Tequila in Jalisco. ? Photo by Reuters
Soldiers destroy marijuana plants during a military operation at Tequila in Jalisco. ? Photo by Reuters
Soldiers destroy marijuana plants during a military operation at Tequila in Jalisco. ? Photo by Reuters
Soldiers inspect a marijuana plantation during a military operation at Tequila in Jalisco. ? Photo by Reuters
Soldiers inspect a marijuana plantation during a military operation at Tequila in Jalisco. ? Photo by Reuters
According to military authorities, Mexican troops found 40 hectares of marijuana planted between maize agaves as well as a house used for processing drugs. ? Photo by Reuters
According to military authorities, Mexican troops found 40 hectares of marijuana planted between maize agaves as well as a house used for processing drugs. ? Photo by Reuters
A soldier carries marijuana plants during a military operation at Tequila in Jalisco. ? Photo by Reuters
A soldier carries marijuana plants during a military operation at Tequila in Jalisco. ? Photo by Reuters
A soldier carries marijuana plants past blue agave plants, which are used in the elaboration of Tequila, to be destroyed after a large pot plantation was seized in Hostotipaquillo, Mexico. ? Photo by AP
A soldier carries marijuana plants past blue agave plants, which are used in the elaboration of Tequila, to be destroyed after a large pot plantation was seized in Hostotipaquillo, Mexico. ? Photo by AP

On September 27, 2012 members of the Mexican military conducted an operation in the area where so far they have destroyed 40 hectares of marijuana plantations and burned more than 50 tons of plants.

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