Peru: 10,000 cannabis plants burned in village raid

Posted on September 15th, 2015 by Global Ganja Report and tagged , , .

PeruA detachment of troops from the Anti-Drug Department (DEPANDRO) of Peru's National Police force  on Sept. 13 raided the remote hamlet of Huayup, high in the mountains of Aija province, Áncash region, incinerating more than 10,000 cannabis plants. A report in Áncash al Día used the word plantónes (seedlings) to describe the uprooted plants, but also said they were over a meter high. The plantation was found on a predio (private collective land holding) covering about a single hectare. The plants were burned on the scene, and there was no report of any arrests. But fingerprints were taken from farm implements at the predio, and investigations are underway.

Peru has launched a major new crackdown on cannabis over the past year, and the high inter-Andean valleys of Áncash region appear to have emerged as a key cultivation zone.

Cross-post to High Times

Graphic:  US State Department

 

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