The government has been implementing the 15-year narcotic drugs eradication plan since 1999, and it had been able to successfully implement the first five-year plan. At present, it is implementing the first year of the second five-year plan. Under the 15-year narcotic drugs eradication plan and the New Destiny Project, cultivation of poppy substitute crops was carried out with added momentum.

The UNODC, in cooperation with local police units and anti-drug squads, conducts annual field surveys on cultivation and production of opium in Myanmar. According to its report, poppy cultivation in Myanmar dropped by 29 per cent and production by 54 per cent from 2002 to 2004. In the same way, the US Crime and Narcotic Centre made public that poppy cultivation in Myanmar decreased by 81 per cent and production by 84 per cent from 1993 to 2004. The government in cooperation with international community and congenial nations is intensifying its anti-drugs campaigns. Integrated and well-coordinated efforts of Myanmar, China, Thailand and Laos have resulted in the seizure of 992 blocks of heroin weighing 496 kilos and 0.5 kilo of opium at the border of China-Myanmar in September 2005.

Since the government is doubling its efforts in the fight against drugs in alliance with international community and neighbouring countries, it is incumbent upon the entire national people to actively take part in the drive with nationalistic spirit.