News:2017-02-10/Eradication/22-418-marijuana-plants-burned-in-kirivong-takeo-as-part-of-national-anti-drug-campaign

NewsEradication10 February 2017

22,418 marijuana plants burned in Kirivong, Takeo as part of national anti-drug campaign

Part of Cambodia eradication campaigns (2017)

Police raided four locations in Preah Bat Choan Chum commune, Kirivong district, along the Vietnamese border, destroying 22,418 marijuana plants. Growers fled before police arrived. Kirivong district police chief Lieutenant Colonel Yuk Sarath confirmed the plants were cut and burned on site. The operation was part of a six-month national anti-drug campaign launched January 1, 2017. In January alone, 2,428 people were arrested in nearly 1,000 drug cases nationally. Prime Minister Hun Sen vowed to intensify the fight for a "drug-free Cambodia."

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PlaceKirivong DistrictTakeo ProvinceCambodia

Growing regionSouthern Cambodia

Growing areaTakeo

AgencyKirivong District Police

Plants eradicated22,418

Approximate location10.6441, 104.8715

Quantities as reported by the source.

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2017-02-10 Eradication 22,418 marijuana plants burned in Kirivong, Takeo as part of national anti-drug campaign Police raided four locations in Preah Bat Choan Chum commune, Kirivong district, along the Vietnamese border, destroying 22,418 marijuana plants. Growers fled before police arrived. Kirivong district police chief Lieutenant Colonel Yuk Sarath confirmed the plants were cut and burned on site. The operation was part of a six-month national anti-drug campaign launched January 1, 2017. In January alone, 2,428 people were arrested in nearly 1,000 drug cases nationally. Prime Minister Hun Sen vowed to intensify the fight for a "drug-free Cambodia." https://www.xinhuanet.com//english/2017-02/10/c 136047538.htm Cambodia eradication campaigns (2017) Cambodia Takeo Province Kirivong District 10° 38' 38.76" N, 104° 52' 17.40" E Southern Cambodia Takeo Kirivong (appellation) Kirivong District Police 22418