News:2017-07-04/Enforcement/12-813-marijuana-plants-destroyed-across-43-locations-in-kirivong-takeo

Cambodia·Takeo·Kirivong·· (Southern Cambodia)

12,813 marijuana plants destroyed across 43 locations in Kirivong, Takeo

District and commune police destroyed 12,813 marijuana plants across 43 locations in the mountains of Kirivong district. Deputy police chief Yang Dara said no arrests were made because perpetrators couldn't be identified. Dara stated that 134,882 plants had been destroyed in 2017 so far, calling these raids "only a small dent in the massive marijuana production industry." He noted villagers continue planting despite education campaigns because brokers promise high prices: "They know that it is a kind of illegal plant but they need money."

Source: https://www.khmertimeskh.com/31399/12000-marijuana-plants-destroyed-takeo/