News:2009-02-27/Report/us-narcotics-report-gives-4-376-hectares-of-cannabis-eradicated-in-the-first-phase-of-moroccos-2008-campaign

NewsReport27 February 2009

US narcotics report gives 4,376 hectares of cannabis eradicated in the first phase of Morocco's 2008 campaign

The International Narcotics Control Strategy Report for 2009 said Moroccan officials reported eradicating 4,376 hectares of cannabis in the northern provinces during the first phase of the 2008 campaign: 2,695 hectares in Taounate, 985 in Chefchaouen, 130 in Tetouan and 565 in Larache. The report said the eradication was carried out mainly by the gendarmerie and local authorities, by crop-dusting from aircraft, by mechanical and manual destruction and by burning.

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PlaceMorocco

AgencyGovernment of Morocco

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2009-02-27 Report US narcotics report gives 4,376 hectares of cannabis eradicated in the first phase of Morocco's 2008 campaign The International Narcotics Control Strategy Report for 2009 said Moroccan officials reported eradicating 4,376 hectares of cannabis in the northern provinces during the first phase of the 2008 campaign: 2,695 hectares in Taounate, 985 in Chefchaouen, 130 in Tetouan and 565 in Larache. The report said the eradication was carried out mainly by the gendarmerie and local authorities, by crop-dusting from aircraft, by mechanical and manual destruction and by burning. https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/inl/rls/nrcrpt/2009/vol1/116523.htm Morocco Government of Morocco