News:2018-03-02/Eradication/tatmadaw-military-police-officials-and-villagers-clear-cannabis-in-kyweh-htein-kon-tanintharyi-township

NewsEradication2 March 2018

Tatmadaw military police, officials and villagers clear cannabis in Kyweh Htein Kon, Tanintharyi Township

The Karen Human Rights Group published a situation update by a community member in Mergui-Tavoy District reporting that on 2 March 2018 Tatmadaw military police from Tanintharyi Township, Myanmar government officials and local civilians held a marijuana clearing event, a search for and destruction of cannabis plants, in Kyweh Htein Kon village. A captain and soldiers of Light Infantry Battalion 561, the Tanintharyi police chief, the chief of the militia in Nyaung Pin Kwin village with nine of his soldiers, firemen, elders and the chief of Tanintharyi's Forestry Department attended.

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PlaceMyeik DistrictTanintharyi RegionMyanmar

Growing areaMergui

AgencyTatmadaw military police, Tanintharyi Township; Light Infantry Battalion 561; Tanintharyi police; Forestry Department

Approximate location12.11, 99.10

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2018-03-02 Eradication Tatmadaw military police, officials and villagers clear cannabis in Kyweh Htein Kon, Tanintharyi Township The Karen Human Rights Group published a situation update by a community member in Mergui-Tavoy District reporting that on 2 March 2018 Tatmadaw military police from Tanintharyi Township, Myanmar government officials and local civilians held a marijuana clearing event, a search for and destruction of cannabis plants, in Kyweh Htein Kon village. A captain and soldiers of Light Infantry Battalion 561, the Tanintharyi police chief, the chief of the militia in Nyaung Pin Kwin village with nine of his soldiers, firemen, elders and the chief of Tanintharyi's Forestry Department attended. https://www.khrg.org/2018/09/18-31-s1/mergui-tavoy-situation-update-tanintharyi-township-november-2017-march-2018 Myanmar Tanintharyi Region Myeik District 12° 6' 36.00" N, 99° 6' 0.00" E event site Mergui Tatmadaw military police, Tanintharyi Township; Light Infantry Battalion 561; Tanintharyi police; Forestry Department