News:2024-06-11/Enforcement/stf-uses-drones-to-locate-ganja-plantations-inside-forest-reserve

News record11 June 2024EradicationSri Lanka eradication campaigns (2024)

STF uses drones to locate ganja plantations inside forest reserve

The Police Special Task Force used drone surveillance to locate and raid two cannabis plantations inside the Hambegamuwa Forest Reserve. The first plantation contained 187,857 plants; a 35-year-old suspect from Pinnawala was arrested. The second contained 6,725 plants. Twenty plants were retained as evidence for Hambegamuwa Police; the remainder were burned on-site. Total plants destroyed: 194,582.

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Date11 Jun 2024

CategoryEradication

Part ofSri Lanka eradication campaigns (2024)

CountrySri Lanka

State / provinceUva Province

District / areaMonaragala District

LocalityHambegamuwa Forest Reserve

Growing regionUva

AgencySpecial Task Force

Plants eradicated194,582

Quantities as reported by the source.

Coordinates6.38, 81.15

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2024-06-11 Eradication STF uses drones to locate ganja plantations inside forest reserve The Police Special Task Force used drone surveillance to locate and raid two cannabis plantations inside the Hambegamuwa Forest Reserve. The first plantation contained 187,857 plants; a 35-year-old suspect from Pinnawala was arrested. The second contained 6,725 plants. Twenty plants were retained as evidence for Hambegamuwa Police; the remainder were burned on-site. Total plants destroyed: 194,582. https://www.sundaytimes.lk/online/news-online/STF-uses-drones-to-locate-ganja-plantations-inside-forest-reserve/2-1145994 Sri Lanka eradication campaigns (2024) Sri Lanka Uva Province Monaragala District Hambegamuwa Forest Reserve 6° 22' 48.00" N, 81° 9' 0.00" E Uva Udawalawe Special Task Force 194582 https://bmkltsly13vb.compat.objectstorage.ap-mumbai-1.oraclecloud.com/cdn.timesonline.lk/assets/uploads/image 7161ec3fae.gif