News:2015-12-26/Eradication/siraha-police-destroy-more-than-2-000-cannabis-plants-at-durgapur-and-golbazar

NewsEradication26 December 2015

Siraha police destroy more than 2,000 cannabis plants at Durgapur and Golbazar

The Himalayan Times reported that police had destroyed more than 2,000 cannabis plants in Siraha district in recent days: some 800 plants at Durgapur VDC-4, destroyed by a team from the Area Police Office in Golbazar, and more than 900 at Golbazar Municipality-8. It says the District Police Office began the drive after farmers grew more cannabis while the strike in the Tarai kept police on the highways, and lists Kalyanpur, Maheshpur Patari, Asanpur, Golbazar and other areas where it was grown.

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PlaceSirahaMadhesh ProvinceNepal

AgencyDistrict Police Office, Siraha; Area Police Office, Golbazar

Plants eradicated2,000

Approximate location26.65, 86.21

Quantities as reported by the source.

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2015-12-26 Eradication Siraha police destroy more than 2,000 cannabis plants at Durgapur and Golbazar The Himalayan Times reported that police had destroyed more than 2,000 cannabis plants in Siraha district in recent days: some 800 plants at Durgapur VDC-4, destroyed by a team from the Area Police Office in Golbazar, and more than 900 at Golbazar Municipality-8. It says the District Police Office began the drive after farmers grew more cannabis while the strike in the Tarai kept police on the highways, and lists Kalyanpur, Maheshpur Patari, Asanpur, Golbazar and other areas where it was grown. https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/police-destroy-cannabis-plants-in-siraha Nepal Madhesh Province Siraha 26° 39' 0.00" N, 86° 12' 36.00" E administrative seat District Police Office, Siraha; Area Police Office, Golbazar 2000