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NewsEradication21 August 2021

Security forces destroy wild cannabis on about 3 bigha around Khalanga, Jumla

myRepublica reported that a joint team of Nepal Police, the Armed Police Force and the Nepal Army, helped by local people and joined by the Chief District Officer, destroyed cannabis growing naturally around Khalanga, the headquarters of Jumla district, at Sela Jiulo, the bus park, Bhartibada, Hospital Line and Jugadkhola near Chandannath Temple. It quotes DSP Dan Bahadur Thapa as saying about 3 bigha were cleared on the Saturday, that the plants are not cultivated in Jumla but grow naturally, and that they were destroyed because local youths had started smoking them.

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PlaceKhalangaJumlaKarnali ProvinceNepal

AgencyNepal Police; Armed Police Force; Nepal Army

Approximate location29.28, 82.18

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2021-08-21 Eradication Security forces destroy wild cannabis on about 3 bigha around Khalanga, Jumla myRepublica reported that a joint team of Nepal Police, the Armed Police Force and the Nepal Army, helped by local people and joined by the Chief District Officer, destroyed cannabis growing naturally around Khalanga, the headquarters of Jumla district, at Sela Jiulo, the bus park, Bhartibada, Hospital Line and Jugadkhola near Chandannath Temple. It quotes DSP Dan Bahadur Thapa as saying about 3 bigha were cleared on the Saturday, that the plants are not cultivated in Jumla but grow naturally, and that they were destroyed because local youths had started smoking them. https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/cannabis-destroyed https://republicaimg.nagariknewscdn.com/shared/web/uploads/media/canablis 20210822153401.jpg Nepal Karnali Province Jumla Khalanga 29° 16' 48.00" N, 82° 10' 48.00" E event site Nepal Police; Armed Police Force; Nepal Army