News:2016-07-02/Eradication/lalitpur-police-destroy-80-000-wild-cannabis-plants-at-chapakharka-and-triveni

NewsEradication2 July 2016

Lalitpur police destroy more than 80,000 wild cannabis plants at Chapakharka and Triveni

The Himalayan Times reported that two police teams of 89 and 91 personnel destroyed cannabis plants said to be growing wild on more than 1,100 ropani of land in Lalitpur district, in the Chapakharka area of Godavari Municipality-4 and in the Triveni area. It says officials put the number of plants uprooted at more than 80,000, and that similar drives were under way on the outskirts of Kathmandu and Bhaktapur.

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PlaceLalitpurBagmati ProvinceNepal

AgencyNepal Police

Plants eradicated80,000

Approximate location27.68, 85.33

Quantities as reported by the source.

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2016-07-02 Eradication Lalitpur police destroy more than 80,000 wild cannabis plants at Chapakharka and Triveni The Himalayan Times reported that two police teams of 89 and 91 personnel destroyed cannabis plants said to be growing wild on more than 1,100 ropani of land in Lalitpur district, in the Chapakharka area of Godavari Municipality-4 and in the Triveni area. It says officials put the number of plants uprooted at more than 80,000, and that similar drives were under way on the outskirts of Kathmandu and Bhaktapur. https://thehimalayantimes.com/ampArticle/164130 https://thehimalayantimes.com/uploads/imported images/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/destroying-marijuana-plants.jpg Nepal Bagmati Province Lalitpur 27° 40' 48.00" N, 85° 19' 48.00" E administrative seat Nepal Police 80000