Takeo police burn four marijuana plots on 437 square metres in Kiri Vong
Takeo police burned marijuana plots at four sites covering 437 square metres in the mountains of Preah Bat Chonchum commune, Kiri Vong district, on 2 October 2021. The growers fled before officers arrived and police said they were tracking them down.
🇰🇭 Preah Bat Chonchum commune, Kiri Vong district, Takeo · Cambodia
Takeo provincial deputy governor Khan Sokha led police to search for a
marijuana plantation in the mountains of Preah Bat Chonchum commune in Kiri
Vong district on Saturday 2 October 2021.[1][2]Police found marijuana
planted at four locations covering 437 square metres, along with four water
storages, and burned the crop.[1][2]
Police said the owners of the plantations had escaped by the time officers
arrived.[1][2]Sokha said it was hard to catch the growers because they were
among villagers who climbed the mountain to gather forestry products, and that
police were tracking them down to bring them to justice.[1][2]
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On 2 February 2025 Takeo provincial governor Vie Samnang led police, military police and district forces to seven illegal plantations on the Bayang Kor range, cutting and burning 3,365 plants across about 1,890 square metres and removing six water tanks. No arrests were reported.
Takeo gendarmerie cut and burned ten marijuana plantations at Sla village in Ta O commune, Kirivong district, on 23 June 2022. No growers were arrested and investigators said they were pursuing the plantation owners and seed suppliers.
Takeo police burned twelve marijuana farms covering 2,865 square metres in the foothills and valleys of Preah Bat Chonchum commune, Kiri Vong district, on 10 June 2021. The owners fled before officers arrived, and police seized thousands of plants and growing materials.
