News:2007-10-15/Eradication/mae-sariang-police-cut-down-about-20-cannabis-plants-grown-among-upland-rice-at-ban-huai-haeng-mae-hong-son

NewsEradication15 October 2007

Mae Sariang police cut down about 20 cannabis plants grown among upland rice at Ban Huai Haeng, Mae Hong Son

MGR Online reported that police of Mae Sariang district cut down about 20 cannabis plants on 15 October 2007 in a field at Ban Huai Haeng, Moo 11, Mae Khong subdistrict, where the cannabis had been planted among upland rice. A man found in a hut in the field was detained. Police said he admitted that he had grown the cannabis. He was charged with producing a Category 5 narcotic and with possessing a shotgun, a homemade gun and ammunition without a licence. The governor of Mae Hong Son, Thongchai Wongrianthong, announced the raid.

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PlaceMae Sariang DistrictMae Hong Son ProvinceThailand

Growing regionNorthern Thailand

AgencyMae Sariang Police Station

Plants eradicated20

Approximate location18.18, 97.76

Quantities as reported by the source.

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2007-10-15 Eradication Mae Sariang police cut down about 20 cannabis plants grown among upland rice at Ban Huai Haeng, Mae Hong Son MGR Online reported that police of Mae Sariang district cut down about 20 cannabis plants on 15 October 2007 in a field at Ban Huai Haeng, Moo 11, Mae Khong subdistrict, where the cannabis had been planted among upland rice. A man found in a hut in the field was detained. Police said he admitted that he had grown the cannabis. He was charged with producing a Category 5 narcotic and with possessing a shotgun, a homemade gun and ammunition without a licence. The governor of Mae Hong Son, Thongchai Wongrianthong, announced the raid. https://mgronline.com/local/detail/9500000122669 Thailand Mae Hong Son Province Mae Sariang District 18° 10' 48.00" N, 97° 45' 36.00" E event site Northern Thailand Mae Sariang Police Station 20