News:1996-12-05/Eradication/about-a-hundred-police-officers-cut-down-more-than-ten-hectares-of-cannabis-on-anlong-chen-island-in-kandal

NewsEradication5 December 1996

About a hundred police officers cut down more than ten hectares of cannabis on Anlong Chen island in Kandal

Associated Press Television reported that boatloads of armed police crossed without warning to Anlong Chen island, about 20 km south of Phnom Penh, where about a hundred officers cut down more than ten hectares of cannabis. The agency described the island as one of four in Kandal province with substantial plantations, and said farmers could get about two US dollars a kilogram for the crop. General Yeng Mardi, deputy director general of police, said the police had acted together with the local authorities. The report said the farmers put up no resistance, and showed one of them, Chan Sy, protesting the loss of the crop.

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PlaceKoh Anlong ChenTa KhmauKandalCambodia

Growing regionSouthern Cambodia

Growing areaKoh Anlong Chen

AgencyCambodian police

Hectares10

Approximate location11.45, 105.03

Quantities as reported by the source.

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1996-12-05 Eradication About a hundred police officers cut down more than ten hectares of cannabis on Anlong Chen island in Kandal Associated Press Television reported that boatloads of armed police crossed without warning to Anlong Chen island, about 20 km south of Phnom Penh, where about a hundred officers cut down more than ten hectares of cannabis. The agency described the island as one of four in Kandal province with substantial plantations, and said farmers could get about two US dollars a kilogram for the crop. General Yeng Mardi, deputy director general of police, said the police had acted together with the local authorities. The report said the farmers put up no resistance, and showed one of them, Chan Sy, protesting the loss of the crop. https://newsroom.ap.org/editorial-photos-videos/detail?itemid=3d7f0afb4317882427f6ec9244c97404 Cambodia Kandal Ta Khmau Koh Anlong Chen 11° 27' 0.00" N, 105° 1' 48.00" E jurisdiction centre Southern Cambodia Koh Anlong Chen Cambodian police 10