Talk:News:1995-12-15/Eradication/koh-kong-authorities-report-destroying-17-hectares-of-cannabis-and-send-police-to-offshore-islands
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Dating
The article was published on 15 December 1995 and reports the 17 hectares as destroyed "so far this month" (Phnom Penh Post). It gives no single date for the destruction, so the event date of this news item is the publication date.
Category
The article reports the destruction of growing plants and, separately, a seizure of "about a thousand kilograms of marijuana" the week before. This news item is filed under Eradication and stores the destroyed area; the seizure is given in the summary.
Place
The article says police were being sent to "off-shore islands" but names none of them. The map pin is the provincial seat, Koh Kong town.
These notes were recorded when the news item was prepared. Éloise 10:24, 21 October 2026 (+07)