Police set fire to thousands of marijuana plants in Takeo province

[geovalin]

A police officer from Takeo province yesterday reported the burning of about 180,000 marijuana plants found in more than two dozen locations during a two-day operation last week.

 

Major Sok Sopha, chief of Kiri Vong district police’s anti-drug section, said a team of police officers from 12 communes – led by district police chief Colonel Yuk Sarath – chopped down marijuana plants in over 24 locations in Preah Bat Choan Chum commune on Saturday. “We cut a total of 180,367 marijuana plants and burned them on the spot,” Maj Sopha said. “We also found and destroyed 15 ponds near marijuana plantations used to supply water for the plants.”

 

He said the marijuana was planted on a one-hectare mountainside hidden from the authorities. “We did not arrest any suspects – they escaped before we arrived,” Maj Sopha said, noting police surveyed suspected marijuana plantations at night and raids were conducted during the daytime.

 

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[shadowofacloud]

I assume they all gathered around the fire and inhaled deeply.

[BritManToo]

Just South of Phnom Penh.

Surprised they bothered seeing how openly it's sold and smoked in Cambodia these days.

[Geoffggi]

This is sacrilege I hope they are thoroughly ashamed of themselves............LOL  

[geistfunke]

These are the role models we need. Burn everything and pollute the air even more.

[Catoni]

35 minutes ago, geistfunke said:

These are the role models we need. Burn everything and pollute the air even more.

Don’t worry. The soot eventually settles out.  And rain also eventually washes the soot out of the air and it becomes fertilizer. Just as it’s been doing since fires began on this planet.

[Tayaout]

4 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Just South of Phnom Penh.

Surprised they bothered seeing how openly it's sold and smoked in Cambodia these days.

The police need to control the price by diminishing supply or it was an unauthorized franchise. 

[ChipButty]

Thought I could smell something in the air tonight

[Tarteso]

Enjoy the day people from Takeo and be happy, just from one day...and for free ????

Edited February 3, 2020 by Tarteso

[Scott Tracy]

Ah, free smoke for everyone. Pity it's for only  a short time.

[Scott Tracy]

I am interested in what Catoni said about the soot.

 

This could also be said of the soot and smoke from rice fields, sugar cane fields, etc.

 

Pity the rains are not here yet to clear the air.

[FarFlungFalang]

If you believe the Cambodian commune police really burnt all of it then you would believe anything.It's the time of year to start seedlings so something fishy about this story.

 

[Krataiboy]

1 hour ago, Scott Tracy said:

I am interested in what Catoni said about the soot.

 

This could also be said of the soot and smoke from rice fields, sugar cane fields, etc.

 

Pity the rains are not here yet to clear the air.

Don't hold your breath. On second thoughts, with the rainy season months away, probably better if you do!

[daveAustin]

A lot of healing potential gone up in 'smoke'. Society needs a reset. 

[RocketDog]

17 hours ago, Catoni said:

Don’t worry. The soot eventually settles out.  And rain also eventually washes the soot out of the air and it becomes fertilizer. Just as it’s been doing since fires began on this planet.

Composting it would have made better fertilizer. 

And when will the rain actually come? 

Edited February 4, 2020 by RocketDog
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[phycokiller]

On 2/3/2020 at 2:49 PM, geistfunke said:

These are the role models we need. Burn everything and pollute the air even more.

absolutely, just look at windy.com or a similar site, most of the country is burning, you can see the haze in every direction and people are coughing. its moronic enough burning anything at this time of year, let alone as a stupid political stunt

[steven100]

good job ...  burn that illegal <deleted>.  It's good for those in pain or who really need it for medicinal purposes but for the pot heads who just want to get high it's a no brainer .... go to the Philippines