More than 5,000 plants of narcotic (Cannabis) cultivated in an area of approximately three hectares in Huambo province were destroyed last week, police have announced.
The destruction of the cannabis farm in the village of Epalanga, commune of Calima, followed a tipoff, as the product had been planted among the corn crop to deceive the authorities, the chief superintendent António Manuel Katuta told the press,
The product was supposed to be sold in various parts of Huambo province and in the municipality of Chinguar (Bié).
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Local peasants have been encouraged to promote the agriculture rather than the production of narcotics.
Police in province of Huambo destroyed in November 2022, 210 kilograms of cannabis and 5,335 plants of the same product.
At least 179 people were arrested in connection with the practice.
