News:2015-02-08/Eradication/3-caught-with-590-kg-ganja-50-000-ganja-plants-inside-forest-reserve

NewsEradication8 February 2015

3 caught with 590 kg ganja, 50,000 ganja plants inside forest reserve

Part of Sri Lanka eradication campaigns (2015)

An STF team from the Deberawewa Division raided cannabis plantations deep inside the Lunugamwehera Forest Reserve, arresting three suspects from Angunukolapalessa. Officers seized 590 kg of processed cannabis and 50,000 growing plants. The suspects and finished product were to be produced before Tissamaharama Magistrate; the plants were burned on-site.

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PlaceLunugamwehera Forest ReserveHambantota DistrictSouthern ProvinceSri Lanka

Growing regionSouthern Sri Lanka

Growing areaYala-Lunugamvehera

AgencySpecial Task Force

Plants eradicated50,000

Approximate location6.35, 81.25

Quantities as reported by the source.

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2015-02-08 Eradication 3 caught with 590 kg ganja, 50,000 ganja plants inside forest reserve An STF team from the Deberawewa Division raided cannabis plantations deep inside the Lunugamwehera Forest Reserve, arresting three suspects from Angunukolapalessa. Officers seized 590 kg of processed cannabis and 50,000 growing plants. The suspects and finished product were to be produced before Tissamaharama Magistrate; the plants were burned on-site. https://www.sundaytimes.lk/150208/news/3-caught-with-590kg-ganja-50000-ganja-plants-inside-forest-reserve-134946.html Sri Lanka eradication campaigns (2015) Sri Lanka Southern Province Hambantota District Lunugamwehera Forest Reserve 6° 21' 0.00" N, 81° 15' 0.00" E Southern Sri Lanka Yala-Lunugamvehera Special Task Force 50000