News:2021-08-11/Enforcement/five-marijuana-farms-and-four-reservoirs-destroyed-in-ta-o-commune-kirivong

News record11 August 2021EradicationCambodia eradication campaigns (2021)

Five marijuana farms and four reservoirs destroyed in Ta O commune, Kirivong

Kirivong district police destroyed five marijuana plantations covering 3,189 m² with four water reservoirs in Ta O commune. No arrests were made and police continued searching for the owners. Provincial anti-drug bureau chief Phoeung Sarun said growers were suspected to be local people, noting the three-month cultivation cycle. He described the "whack-a-mole" enforcement challenge: "When we crack down on marijuana plants in the west, growers secretly plant them in the east because this area is on the Cambodian-Vietnamese border." Sarun claimed education efforts had reduced cultivation by 60–70%.

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Date11 Aug 2021

CategoryEradication

Part ofCambodia eradication campaigns (2021)

CountryCambodia

State / provinceTakeo

District / areaKirivong

Growing regionSouthern Cambodia

AgencyKirivong District Police

Hectares0.3189

Quantities as reported by the source.

Coordinates10.6441, 104.8715

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2021-08-11 Eradication Five marijuana farms and four reservoirs destroyed in Ta O commune, Kirivong Kirivong district police destroyed five marijuana plantations covering 3,189 m² with four water reservoirs in Ta O commune. No arrests were made and police continued searching for the owners. Provincial anti-drug bureau chief Phoeung Sarun said growers were suspected to be local people, noting the three-month cultivation cycle. He described the "whack-a-mole" enforcement challenge: "When we crack down on marijuana plants in the west, growers secretly plant them in the east because this area is on the Cambodian-Vietnamese border." Sarun claimed education efforts had reduced cultivation by 60–70%. https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/police-destroy-five-marijuana-farms-takeo-province Cambodia eradication campaigns (2021) Cambodia Takeo Kirivong 10° 38' 38.76" N, 104° 52' 17.40" E Southern Cambodia Kirivong Kirivong District Police 0.3189 https://phnompenhpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/topic-15 police-destroy-marijuana-plants-in-kiri-vong-district-takeo-on-aug-11-2021.-police-2.jpg