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

NewsEradication6 July 2021

Kirivong police burn marijuana crops across 13 locations

Part of Cambodia eradication campaigns (2021)

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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PlaceKirivong DistrictTakeo ProvinceCambodia

Growing regionSouthern Cambodia

Growing areaTakeo

AgencyKirivong District Police Inspectorate; Kirivong Administrative Police

Approximate location10.6441, 104.8715

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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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 Province Kirivong District 10° 38' 38.76" N, 104° 52' 17.40" E Southern Cambodia Takeo Kirivong (appellation) Kirivong District Police Inspectorate Kirivong Administrative Police