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Sri Lanka's National Dangerous Drugs Control Board published an official position paper on cannabis, arguing against legalization. The document asserted that the December 2020 UN vote removing cannabis from Schedule IV did not authorize countries to relax domestic cannabis laws, and that media reports suggesting otherwise were "misinterpretation." The NDDCB cited 301,989 estimated drug addicts in Sri Lanka (297,162 men, 4,736 women) with cannabis as the dominant substance. The paper acknowledged that national and international organizations were "attempting to create a social discourse to legalize Cannabis" with transnational corporations "providing financial aids," and warned that Southeast Asian countries including Thailand which legalized medicinal cannabis were facing "adverse consequences." The NDDCB distinguished between THC-dominant marijuana (15–20% THC) and CBD-dominant hemp (under 2% THC), acknowledging hemp's therapeutic value and minimal diversion risk, while maintaining opposition to any relaxation of existing law. +
District police, military police, and local police raided five marijuana farms in the foothills along the Vietnamese border in Preah Bat Choan Chum commune, destroying more than 20,000 plants by fire and confiscating materials. The raid followed police surveillance and mountain valley patrols. Farm owners fled on seeing police. Deputy district police chief Major Keo Kimheng said a manhunt was launched. +
News:2021-01-30/Enforcement/6-189-marijuana-plants-destroyed-on-mountain-farms-in-veal-veng-pursat +
District police and military police raided two marijuana farms in valleys and streams of a mountain in Rokat commune's Veal Vong village, Veal Veng district, destroying 6,189 plants and two cottages. District police chief Colonel Tan Kearith said they were tipped off by a villager searching for fruit and beehives. Farm owners fled on sight. Kearith noted that despite awareness campaigns, growers persist because unscrupulous traders buy at high prices. +
The Narcotics Control Bureau confirmed that cannabis cultivated on the Andhra-Odisha border (AOB) is being distributed pan-India and smuggled to Sri Lanka. NCB officials stated that cannabis cultivation in India is "largely concentrated around the Maoist-affected Andhra-Odisha border," where inaccessible hilly forest terrain and Maoist insurgent presence make law enforcement interdiction difficult. Cannabis is sourced from AOB agency areas at Rs. 5,000–10,000/kg and sold to urban distributors at ten times the price. Distribution networks reach New Delhi, Mumbai, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, and Sri Lanka. The statement followed the arrest of four peddlers at Ghatkesar (Hyderabad) with 212 kg sourced from Andhra agency areas and Warangal, including a kingpin wanted in a prior 955 kg seizure. +
News:2021-02-06/Enforcement/two-arrested-for-cultivating-cannabis-inside-yala-national-park-150-000-plants-destroyed +
Police arrested two suspects for cultivating cannabis inside Yala National Park during a joint operation by officers from Gonaganara, Athimale, Dambagalla, and Siyambalanaduwa police stations. Approximately 150,000 cannabis plants were destroyed. The operation was part of a broader anti-narcotics push, with at least 20 operations conducted nationwide on the same day. +
News:2021-04-04/Enforcement/nearly-7-000-marijuana-plants-destroyed-on-bunong-indigenous-land-in-mondulkirinearly-7-000-marijuana-plants-d +
Mondulkiri provincial police found and destroyed nearly 7,000 marijuana plants at two locations in O'Raing district's Sen Monorom commune after a villager tip-off. The first plot measured 15m × 120m (1,800 m²) and the second 10m × 15m (150 m²). Police seized two pumps and three hoes. Four Bunong indigenous landowners were brought in for questioning; they claimed a man from Takeo province had deceived them into growing the plants among their vegetables, telling them the crop was profitable. Villagers had reported the plants to police saying "they saw plants they had never seen before." Police are searching for the ringleader from Takeo. +
News:2021-05-21/Enforcement/eight-marijuana-sites-destroyed-in-bayong-kor-mountains-police-report-maps-four-commune-cultivation-zone +
Takeo provincial police destroyed marijuana plants at eight locations covering 2,732 m² in Dob Thmor Changkran village, Preah Bat Choan Chum commune, along with five reservoirs. District police chief Yuk Sarath led the operation. Commune police chief In Savuth described tracking methods: "we looked for signs in the forest, footprints and traces of people walking on the rocks." A provincial police report revealed the Bayong Kor mountain range spans four communes in Kirivong district — Preah Bat Choan Chum, Prey Ampok, Som, and Kiri Chung Koh — all near the Vietnamese border and "ideal for growing marijuana and smuggling to Vietnam." Border guard battalion unit 603 conducts regular joint operations. Cumulative 2019–H1 2021 statistics: 97 operations, 443 locations burned, 282 reservoirs destroyed, 80.5 kg dried marijuana confiscated, total cultivated area of 609,687 m² (60.97 hectares). +
News:2021-05-25/Enforcement/thousands-of-marijuana-seedlings-destroyed-on-toteung-mountain-kirivong-takeo +
Takeo provincial police chief Major General Sok Samnang and Kirivong police chief Yuk Sarath led a team to Toteung mountain in Kirivong district, finding illegal cannabis seedlings across 8 locations covering approximately 2,000 square metres. Six water tanks used for irrigation were also found. The cultivators escaped before police arrived. A spokesman noted ongoing enforcement since 2019, with cultivators moving to new locations each time. Local residents fear retaliation for reporting illegal cultivation. +
News:2021-06-12/Enforcement/marijuana-plantation-found-at-mount-ondong-thmar-bak-prey-ampok-commune-kirivong +
Kirivong district police and Prey Ampok commune police located an illegal marijuana plantation of approximately 84 square metres with an irrigation pond at the foot of Mount Ondong Thmar Bak in Trapang Pring village, Prey Ampok commune. Police are investigating and searching for the plantation owner. +
News:2021-07-04/Enforcement/12-500-marijuana-plants-and-36-kg-dried-marijuana-seized-in-mango-plantation-anlong-veng +
Oddar Meanchey provincial anti-drug police arrested three suspects for cultivating 12,500 marijuana plants and possessing 36 kg of dried marijuana in Anlong Veng district's Anlong Veng commune. The cannabis was concealed within a mango plantation. Police confiscated a car, a bulldozer, one tractor, and other equipment, indicating a well-resourced commercial operation. Deputy provincial police chief Thong Sami requested extended detention for investigation. +
Kirivong District Police Inspector Lt. Col. Yuk Sarath led 12 administrative police officers up a mountain to burn illegally planted cannabis across 13 locations, destroying 9 water reservoirs. The operation was conducted under orders from Takeo Provincial Police Commissioner Gen. Sok Samnang. No plant count was reported. Owners of the plantations escaped; specialist forces are searching for them. +
Oddar Meanchey provincial police arrested a man and two women for cultivating 12,500 marijuana plants on 5,500 square metres inside a five-hectare mango farm in Ta Meng village. Police seized 36 kg of dried marijuana, a car, a home-made tractor, and processing equipment. All three were charged under Article 38 of the Law on Drug Control and face two to five years' imprisonment. Provincial police chief Major General Huoth Sothy called on villagers not to plant marijuana or deal with drugs. +
Kirivong District Police led by Inspector Lt. Col. Yuk Sarath, with 12 administrative police, climbed a mountain and burned illegally planted cannabis across 13 locations, destroying 9 water reservoirs. The operation was carried out under directives of Takeo Provincial Police Commissioner General Sok Samnang. Plants were not counted. Specialist forces are searching for the plantation owners. +
News:2021-08-11/Enforcement/five-marijuana-farms-and-four-reservoirs-destroyed-in-ta-o-commune-kirivong +
Kirivong district police destroyed five marijuana plantations covering 3,189 m² with four water reservoirs in Ta O commune. No arrests were made and police continued searching for the owners. Provincial anti-drug bureau chief Phoeung Sarun said growers were suspected to be local people, noting the three-month cultivation cycle. He described the "whack-a-mole" enforcement challenge: "When we crack down on marijuana plants in the west, growers secretly plant them in the east because this area is on the Cambodian-Vietnamese border." Sarun claimed education efforts had reduced cultivation by 60–70%. +
Takeo provincial deputy governor Khan Sokha led police to search for cannabis plantations in Preah Bat Choan Chum commune, Kirivong district. Four plantations and four water storage sites were found across 437 square metres and burned. Owners escaped before police arrived. Sokha noted the difficulty of identifying cultivators because they blend in with villagers who climb the mountain for forest products. He added that Kirivong residents do not consume marijuana locally, suggesting external markets. +
State Minister Sisira Jayakody announced during the parliamentary budget debate that legislation would be introduced to permit cannabis cultivation and export exclusively as a medicinal product. He cited proven applications in Ayurvedic treatment for cancer and stroke, and argued for promoting traditional medicine over Western approaches, including referencing Ayurvedic treatment for COVID-19. +
News:2021-12-06/Enforcement/takeo-police-chief-orders-crackdown-on-kirivong-marijuana-cultivation-blames-local-authorities-lack-of-will +
New Takeo provincial police chief Chheang Phannara personally led two-day patrols in Preah Bat Choan Chum commune, finding and destroying 3 cannabis cultivation sites covering 265 square metres. Phannara said cultivation in the commune "has been going on for many generations" and blamed its persistence on local authorities' "lack of will to implement the law." He announced plans to convene meetings with all 12 Kirivong commune authorities early next year. Commune police chief In Vuth provided key economic data: dried marijuana leaves fetch 140,000–160,000 riel ($35–40) per kg, sold to Vietnamese traders who come to the commune to buy directly. Vuth said most people in the commune have historically grown cannabis on their plantations due to the high market price, but after stricter drug laws, cultivation shifted from village plantations to forests next to lakes, far from villages. +
New Takeo Provincial Police chief Major General Chheang Phannara, one month into his tenure, pledged to end the marijuana industry in Takeo. He noted that both locals and outsiders come to plant cannabis in the mountains. In his first month, 500 square metres of plantations were destroyed and growers sent to court. Kirivong district police chief Colonel Yuk Sarath provided 2021 annual totals: 250 kg fresh marijuana and nearly 6 tonnes dried marijuana seized; plantations burned at 174 locations; 107 illegal reservoirs destroyed. +
News:2022-01-01/Report/nddcb-drug-related-statistics-2021-kerala-cannabis-tracked-as-separate-category +
The NDDCB Research Division published its Drug Related Statistics for 2021, documenting 110,031 drug-related arrests island-wide. The report is significant for explicitly separating 'Cannabis' (33,171 arrests; 10,107 kg seized) from 'Kerala Cannabis' (11,068 arrests; 5,521 kg seized) as distinct statistical categories — confirming the Sri Lankan government officially tracks Indian-origin cannabis as a separate substance class. By district, Kerala Cannabis arrests were concentrated in Colombo (5,386; 49%), followed by Puttalam (1,033; 9.3%), Matara (816; 7.3%), Anuradhapura (625; 5.6%), Vavuniya (572; 5.1%), and Mannar (543; 5.0%). Notably, Mannar and Vavuniya reported zero arrests for domestic cannabis but substantial KG arrests, indicating these northern districts function primarily as entry corridors for Indian-origin cannabis rather than domestic cultivation zones. By province, the Western Province accounted for 54% of all KG arrests, followed by the Southern Province (11%) and the Northern Province (10%). Total cannabis seizures (domestic plus Kerala) reached 15,628 kg, of which Kerala Cannabis constituted 35%. Heroin remained the leading drug by arrests (50,412; 46%), with methamphetamine emerging rapidly (13,720; 12%). +
News:2022-02-03/Trafficking/bid-to-smuggle-500-kg-ganja-into-sri-lanka-under-poultry-feed-busted-in-india-six-arrested +
Nagapattinam Police seized approximately 500 kg of cannabis (250 packets of ~2 kg each) concealed under poultry feed in a pickup truck. The consignment originated in Andhra Pradesh and was transported via Tiruvannamalai to Nagapattinam, destined for Akkaraipettai for onward sea smuggling to Sri Lanka by fishing boat. Six suspects were arrested: G. Chandrasekar (49, Velipalayam) driving the lead car; P. Srirangeswaran (26, Muthupettai, Tiruvarur) driving the second car with G. Manivasakam and K. Alexpanidyan (37, Theni); M. Umapathi (32, Arani, Tiruvannamalai) driving the pickup truck; and fisherman S. Singaravel (44, Akkaraipettai) whose boat was to be used for the crossing. The two-car convoy piloted the pickup truck, which passed multiple checkpoints undetected disguised as a poultry feed delivery. Nagapattinam SP G. Jawahar warned suspects would be booked under the Goondas Act. +