News:2021-07-07/Enforcement/title-trio-charged-with-growing-marijuana-in-oddar-meanchey

News record7 July 2021EradicationCambodia eradication campaigns (2021)

Title: Trio charged with growing marijuana in Oddar Meanchey

Oddar Meanchey provincial police arrested a man and two women for cultivating 12,500 marijuana plants on 5,500 square metres inside a five-hectare mango farm in Ta Meng village. Police seized 36 kg of dried marijuana, a car, a home-made tractor, and processing equipment. All three were charged under Article 38 of the Law on Drug Control and face two to five years' imprisonment. Provincial police chief Major General Huoth Sothy called on villagers not to plant marijuana or deal with drugs.

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Date7 Jul 2021

CategoryEradication

Part ofCambodia eradication campaigns (2021)

CountryCambodia

State / provinceOddar Meanchey

District / areaAnlong Veng

LocalityTa Meng village

Growing regionNorthern Cambodia

AgencyOddar Meanchey Provincial Police

Plants eradicated12,500

Hectares0.55

Quantities as reported by the source.

Coordinates14.083521, 104.097740

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2021-07-07 Eradication Title: Trio charged with growing marijuana in Oddar Meanchey Oddar Meanchey provincial police arrested a man and two women for cultivating 12,500 marijuana plants on 5,500 square metres inside a five-hectare mango farm in Ta Meng village. Police seized 36 kg of dried marijuana, a car, a home-made tractor, and processing equipment. All three were charged under Article 38 of the Law on Drug Control and face two to five years' imprisonment. Provincial police chief Major General Huoth Sothy called on villagers not to plant marijuana or deal with drugs. https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50888843/trio-charged-with-growing-marijuana/ Cambodia eradication campaigns (2021) Cambodia Oddar Meanchey Anlong Veng Ta Meng village 14° 5' 0.68" N, 104° 5' 51.86" E Northern Cambodia Oddar Meanchey Oddar Meanchey Provincial Police 0.55 12500