News:2019-08-15/Eradication/730-marijuana-plants-destroyed-on-cassava-farm-in-samlout-battambang

NewsEradication15 August 2019

730 marijuana plants destroyed on cassava farm in Samlout, Battambang

Part of Cambodia eradication campaigns (2019)

District police chief Colonel Kor Sunkaing led a raid discovering 730 marijuana plants intercropped among cassava on a farm in Samlout district. Owner Yeun Roeun (32) was arrested, educated, made to sign a contract not to re-offend, and released. Sunkaing said: "The owner planted them along with cassava because he thought we would not be able to recognise them." Roeun claimed he was "cheated by someone" into planting but refused to identify the person. The article also references a Preah Vihear case where a man grew cannabis to cure sick chickens and ducks.

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PlaceSamloutBattambangCambodia

Growing regionNorthwestern Cambodia

Growing areaSamlout

AgencySamlout District Police

Plants eradicated730

Approximate location12.621891, 102.856953

Quantities as reported by the source.

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2019-08-15 Eradication 730 marijuana plants destroyed on cassava farm in Samlout, Battambang District police chief Colonel Kor Sunkaing led a raid discovering 730 marijuana plants intercropped among cassava on a farm in Samlout district. Owner Yeun Roeun (32) was arrested, educated, made to sign a contract not to re-offend, and released. Sunkaing said: "The owner planted them along with cassava because he thought we would not be able to recognise them." Roeun claimed he was "cheated by someone" into planting but refused to identify the person. The article also references a Preah Vihear case where a man grew cannabis to cure sick chickens and ducks. https://www.khmertimeskh.com/633741/hundreds-of-marijuana-plants-burned-in-battambang/ Cambodia eradication campaigns (2019) Cambodia Battambang Samlout 12° 37' 18.81" N, 102° 51' 25.03" E Northwestern Cambodia Samlout Samlout District Police 730