News:2020-02-16/Enforcement/3-315-marijuana-plants-destroyed-across-13-locations-in-kirivong-takeo

News record16 February 2020EnforcementCambodia eradication campaigns (2020)

3,315 marijuana plants destroyed across 13 locations in Kirivong, Takeo

Kirivong district police chief Colonel Yuk Sarath led officers to 13 locations along the foothills in Preah Bat Choan Chum commune, destroying 3,315 marijuana plants across 1,013 square metres and seven irrigation ponds. The suspect fled before police arrived. The article references the Feb 3 arrest of Phorn Moch and notes that in January, nearly 6,000 plants were burned across 15 locations in the same district with no arrests.

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Date16 Feb 2020

CategoryEnforcement

CampaignCambodia eradication campaigns (2020)

CountryCambodia

State / provinceTakeo

District / areaKirivong

Growing regionSouthern Cambodia

AgencyKirivong District Police

Plants eradicated3,315

Hectares0.1013

Quantities as reported by the source.

Coordinates10.6441, 104.8715

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2020-02-16 Enforcement 3,315 marijuana plants destroyed across 13 locations in Kirivong, Takeo Kirivong district police chief Colonel Yuk Sarath led officers to 13 locations along the foothills in Preah Bat Choan Chum commune, destroying 3,315 marijuana plants across 1,013 square metres and seven irrigation ponds. The suspect fled before police arrived. The article references the Feb 3 arrest of Phorn Moch and notes that in January, nearly 6,000 plants were burned across 15 locations in the same district with no arrests. https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50691769/over-3000-weed-plants-up-in-smoke/ Cambodia eradication campaigns (2020) Cambodia Takeo Kirivong 10° 38' 38.76" N, 104° 52' 17.40" E Southern Cambodia Kirivong Kirivong District Police 0.1013 3315