Drug Factory Found by Students

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Members of the Environment and Natural Resources Student Network, which is made up of students from six universities, found a factory processing an indigenous vine believed to be used in the production of narcotics in Koh Kong province last week. According to an announcement yesterday, the students had been inspecting areas in Thma Bang district for signs of drug manufacturing when they came across the 100-hectare site in the Phdach Chivit valley.
 

“The Student Network appeals to the government to take action and prevent every yellow vine business from operating anymore, especially in protected areas,” they said. The announcement said that the site appears to have been in use within the last three months and is about two kilometers from the district office. Patrolled by armed guards, the site employed numerous laborers to dissolve the locally grown yellow vines, known as voer romiet in Khmer, in 37 iron vats.
 

The site also contains a warehouse and living quarters. In addition to voicing their concerns about the production of drugs in Cambodia, the network’s statement also warned that the facility posed a grave environmental danger to the area.

 

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