{"id":177286,"date":"2017-11-08T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/south-darfur-police-destroy-500-farms-seize-vast-cannabis-haul\/"},"modified":"2017-11-08T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T15:00:00","slug":"south-darfur-police-destroy-500-farms-seize-vast-cannabis-haul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/south-darfur-police-destroy-500-farms-seize-vast-cannabis-haul","title":{"rendered":"South Darfur: Police destroy 500 farms, seize vast cannabis haul"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Sudanese police have seized substantial quantities of cannabis and hashish, and destroyed about 500 cannabis farms during a month-long campaign<\/a> in El Radoom area of South Darfur.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Police Colonel Ahmed Adam told reporters that the arrival of his forces, consisting of 366 personnel and 29 vehicles equipped with a helicopter and unmanned aircraft, coincided with the cannabis harvest season.<\/p>\n

Col. Adam said that his men have faced harsh natural conditions, but destroyed about 500 farms and seized more than 30,000 cannabis packages. He said his forces were ambushed by an armed group which they managed to destroy, while two of his troops were wounded. They then seized 54,000 pieces of hashish.<\/p>\n

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