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|date=2024-01-21
|category=Enforcement
|title=Army destroys three-acre cannabis cultivation in the heart of Yala park
|summary=The Army carried out a special operation inside Yala National Park, destroying a three-acre cannabis cultivation and seizing 1,600 kg of processed cannabis. Three suspects were arrested. Villagers had been complaining that illegal cannabis cultivation inside the park was displacing elephants into nearby villages. Residents accused wildlife officers of failing to monitor the park, allowing cultivators to enter and farm freely.
|source=https://www.sundaytimes.lk/240121/news/army-destroys-three-acre-cannabis-cultivation-in-the-heart-of-yala-park-545903.html
|part_of_campaign=Sri Lanka eradication campaigns (2024)
|country=Sri Lanka
|admin1=Southern Province;  Uva Province
|locality=Yala National Park
|coordinates=6.38, 81.50
|agency=Sri Lanka Army
}}
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[[Has event date::2024-01-21]]
[[Has event category::Enforcement]]
[[Has event headline::Army destroys three-acre cannabis cultivation in the heart of Yala park]]
[[Has event summary::The Army carried out a special operation inside Yala National Park, destroying a three-acre cannabis cultivation and seizing 1,600 kg of processed cannabis. Three suspects were arrested. Villagers had been complaining that illegal cannabis cultivation inside the park was displacing elephants into nearby villages. Residents accused wildlife officers of failing to monitor the park, allowing cultivators to enter and farm freely.]]
[[Has source URL::https://www.sundaytimes.lk/240121/news/army-destroys-three-acre-cannabis-cultivation-in-the-heart-of-yala-park-545903.html]]
[[Has part of campaign::Sri Lanka eradication campaigns (2024)]]
[[Has country::Sri Lanka]]
[[Has admin subdivision 1::Southern Province;  Uva Province]]
[[Has locality::Yala National Park]]
[[Has event coordinates::6.38, 81.50]]
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