News:2017-11-27/Enforcement/police-destroy-28-114-marijuana-plants-across-83-locations-in-kirivong-takeo

Cambodia·Takeo·Kirivong·· (Southern Cambodia)

Police destroy 28,114 marijuana plants across 83 locations in Kirivong, Takeo

Two units of Kirivong district police searched mountain areas known for cannabis farming and destroyed 28,114 plants across 83 locations. No arrests were made as cultivators fled in advance. Deputy police chief Yang Dara described the five-kilometre mountain trek required to locate farms and the observe-from-above approach. Between January and November 2017, approximately 250,000 marijuana plants were destroyed in the district. In a separate incident, two Vietnamese nationals were arrested attempting to smuggle 2 kg of cannabis from Vietnam.

Source: https://www.khmertimeskh.com/92713/police-destroy-30000-marijuana-plants-takeo/