News:2022-06-23/Enforcement/10-marijuana-plantations-destroyed-in-ta-o-commune-kirivong-takeo

23 June 2022

Cambodia eradication campaigns (2022)

Enforcement

Cambodia·Takeo·Kirivong·Sla Village· (Southern Cambodia)

10 marijuana plantations destroyed in Ta O Commune, Kirivong, Takeo

Takeo Provincial Gendarmerie cracked down on 10 marijuana plantations in Sla Village, Ta O Commune, Kirivong district. The operation was led by Deputy Provincial Governor Khan Sokha with coordination from Deputy Provincial Prosecutor Nhean Borey. Lt. Col. Nget Chanthy, Deputy Commander of the Provincial Gendarmerie, said forces burned the crops in the fields. Prosecutors ordered investigation into plantation owners, land occupants, and seed suppliers. The article notes Kirivong is "infamous for the illegal cultivation of marijuana in the mountains" and that "some people say the illegal cultivation is well organized with rich people behind the operations."

Source: https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501100679/marijuana-plantations-in-takeo-destroyed-by-police/

2022-06-23 Enforcement 10 marijuana plantations destroyed in Ta O Commune, Kirivong, Takeo Takeo Provincial Gendarmerie cracked down on 10 marijuana plantations in Sla Village, Ta O Commune, Kirivong district. The operation was led by Deputy Provincial Governor Khan Sokha with coordination from Deputy Provincial Prosecutor Nhean Borey. Lt. Col. Nget Chanthy, Deputy Commander of the Provincial Gendarmerie, said forces burned the crops in the fields. Prosecutors ordered investigation into plantation owners, land occupants, and seed suppliers. The article notes Kirivong is "infamous for the illegal cultivation of marijuana in the mountains" and that "some people say the illegal cultivation is well organized with rich people behind the operations." https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501100679/marijuana-plantations-in-takeo-destroyed-by-police/ Cambodia eradication campaigns (2022) Cambodia Takeo Kirivong Sla Village 10° 38' 38.76" N, 104° 52' 17.40" E Southern Cambodia Kirivong