News:2020-02-04/Enforcement/776-marijuana-plants-seized-and-grower-arrested-in-chroy-village-kirivong

4 February 2020

Cambodia eradication campaigns (2020)

Enforcement

Cambodia·Takeo·Kirivong·· (Southern Cambodia)

776 marijuana plants seized and grower arrested in Chroy Village, Kirivong

Kirivong district police arrested Phorn Moch (35) from Chroy Village, Preah Bat Choan Chum commune, while harvesting cannabis plants on a mountainside. Police seized and burned 776 plants and confiscated over 1 kg of harvested crop. Deputy district police chief Hiem Srim said police had been tracking the suspect for years before catching him red-handed. In January 2020 alone, Kirivong district police destroyed more than 10,000 plants across 24 plantations. Provincial anti-drug bureau director Mak Serey Vathana said officers are questioning the accused to identify brokers and the wider illegal network, stating "without brokers, the suspect would not take the risk."

Source: https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hundreds-marijuana-plants-takeo-burned

2020-02-04 Enforcement 776 marijuana plants seized and grower arrested in Chroy Village, Kirivong Kirivong district police arrested Phorn Moch (35) from Chroy Village, Preah Bat Choan Chum commune, while harvesting cannabis plants on a mountainside. Police seized and burned 776 plants and confiscated over 1 kg of harvested crop. Deputy district police chief Hiem Srim said police had been tracking the suspect for years before catching him red-handed. In January 2020 alone, Kirivong district police destroyed more than 10,000 plants across 24 plantations. Provincial anti-drug bureau director Mak Serey Vathana said officers are questioning the accused to identify brokers and the wider illegal network, stating "without brokers, the suspect would not take the risk." https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hundreds-marijuana-plants-takeo-burned Cambodia eradication campaigns (2020) Cambodia Takeo Kirivong 10° 38' 38.76" N, 104° 52' 17.40" E Southern Cambodia Kirivong Kirivong District Police; Takeo Provincial Anti-Drug Bureau