News:2015-08-11/Eradication/236-marijuana-plants-destroyed-and-grower-released-in-thma-koul-battambang

NewsEradication11 August 2015

236 marijuana plants destroyed and grower released in Thma Koul, Battambang

Part of Cambodia eradication campaigns (2015)

Patrolling officers discovered Ren Sara (36) tending a hidden cannabis plantation of 236 plants beside a small stream in jungle in Tameun commune, Thma Koul district. A search of his nearby house in Thmey village uncovered an additional 2 kg of dried marijuana. Plants were uprooted and destroyed. Sara was initially sent to the district police station but was released on compassionate grounds after thumb-printing an assurance not to re-offend. Deputy district police chief Heang Buntha said Sara was from a poor family and grew cannabis for personal use and to treat a family member, not for sale.

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PlaceThmey villageThma KoulBattambangCambodia

Growing regionNorthwestern Cambodia

Growing areaThma Koul

Plants eradicated236

Approximate location13.15, 103.10

Quantities as reported by the source.

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2015-08-11 Eradication 236 marijuana plants destroyed and grower released in Thma Koul, Battambang Patrolling officers discovered Ren Sara (36) tending a hidden cannabis plantation of 236 plants beside a small stream in jungle in Tameun commune, Thma Koul district. A search of his nearby house in Thmey village uncovered an additional 2 kg of dried marijuana. Plants were uprooted and destroyed. Sara was initially sent to the district police station but was released on compassionate grounds after thumb-printing an assurance not to re-offend. Deputy district police chief Heang Buntha said Sara was from a poor family and grew cannabis for personal use and to treat a family member, not for sale. https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/police-free-marijuana-grower Cambodia eradication campaigns (2015) Cambodia Battambang Thma Koul Thmey village 13° 9' 0.00" N, 103° 6' 0.00" E Northwestern Cambodia Thma Koul 236