News:2006-03-01/Report/us-narcotics-report-says-morocco-destroyed-more-than-7-000-hectares-of-cannabis-in-2005

NewsReport1 March 2006

US narcotics report says Morocco destroyed more than 7,000 hectares of cannabis in 2005

The United States State Department's International Narcotics Control Strategy Report for 2006 said the Moroccan government destroyed more than 7,000 hectares of cannabis in 2005, mainly in the provinces of Larache and Taounate. The report said the government planned to destroy 10,000 to 25,000 hectares in the next year's eradication campaign.

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PlaceMorocco

AgencyGovernment of Morocco

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2006-03-01 Report US narcotics report says Morocco destroyed more than 7,000 hectares of cannabis in 2005 The United States State Department's International Narcotics Control Strategy Report for 2006 said the Moroccan government destroyed more than 7,000 hectares of cannabis in 2005, mainly in the provinces of Larache and Taounate. The report said the government planned to destroy 10,000 to 25,000 hectares in the next year's eradication campaign. https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/inl/rls/nrcrpt/2006/vol1/html/62112.htm Morocco Government of Morocco