News:2000-03-03/Report/us-report-documents-1999-cambodian-marijuana-destruction-25-plantations-in-koh-kong-5-tonnes-nationally
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3 March 2000
Cambodia eradication campaigns (2000)
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Cambodia·Koh Kong; Kandal·· (Southern Cambodia; Cardamom Mountains)
US report documents 1999 Cambodian marijuana destruction: 25 plantations in Koh Kong, 5 tonnes nationally
yUS report (likely State Department INCSR) cited by Cambodia Daily documented 1999 enforcement under National Police Director General Hok Lundy: 25 marijuana plantations and 1,200 kg processed marijuana destroyed in Koh Kong province; 3 hectares and 1,200 kg destroyed in Kandal province; over 4 tonnes confiscated in Sihanoukville. Total national seizure: 5 tonnes of marijuana. Koh Kong was characterized as a "Wild West" for illegal activities including substantial, high-quality marijuana production supported by foreign capital.