News:2021-07-06/Enforcement/kirivong-police-burn-marijuana-crops-across-13-locations

News record6 July 2021EradicationCambodia eradication campaigns (2021)

Kirivong police burn marijuana crops across 13 locations

Kirivong District Police Inspector Lt. Col. Yuk Sarath led 12 administrative police officers up a mountain to burn illegally planted cannabis across 13 locations, destroying 9 water reservoirs. The operation was conducted under orders from Takeo Provincial Police Commissioner Gen. Sok Samnang. No plant count was reported. Owners of the plantations escaped; specialist forces are searching for them.

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More from this series

• 6 Dec 2021Takeo police chief orders crackdown on Kirivong marijuana cultivation; blames local authorities' "lack of will"
• 3 Oct 2021Marijuana plants destroyed at four locations in Kirivong, Takeo
• 11 Aug 2021Five marijuana farms and four reservoirs destroyed in Ta O commune, Kirivong
• 25 Jul 2021Marijuana crops burned across 13 locations in Kirivong, Takeo
• 7 Jul 2021Title: Trio charged with growing marijuana in Oddar Meanchey

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Date6 Jul 2021

CategoryEradication

Part ofCambodia eradication campaigns (2021)

CountryCambodia

State / provinceTakeo

District / areaKirivong

Growing regionSouthern Cambodia

AgencyKirivong District Police Inspectorate; Kirivong Administrative Police

Coordinates10.6441, 104.8715

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2021-07-06 Eradication Kirivong police burn marijuana crops across 13 locations Kirivong District Police Inspector Lt. Col. Yuk Sarath led 12 administrative police officers up a mountain to burn illegally planted cannabis across 13 locations, destroying 9 water reservoirs. The operation was conducted under orders from Takeo Provincial Police Commissioner Gen. Sok Samnang. No plant count was reported. Owners of the plantations escaped; specialist forces are searching for them. https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50901214/kirivongs-police-force-burns-illegal-marijuana-crops/ Cambodia eradication campaigns (2021) Cambodia Takeo Kirivong 10° 38' 38.76" N, 104° 52' 17.40" E Southern Cambodia Kirivong Kirivong District Police Inspectorate Kirivong Administrative Police https://www.khmertimeskh.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/photo 2021-07-25 20-35-31-002.jpg