Pacific / Solomon Islands

Solomons police uproot hundreds of marijuana plants

11:32 am on 11 October 2019

Solomon Islands police have uprooted more than 1500 marijuana plants near Kolona Village in North East Guadalcanal.

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Central Response Unit team leader, Sergeant Loginor Waiparo, said the operation was successful because of assistance from local communities.

No arrests have been made.

Chiefs and community elders have appealed to police to do more raids to get rid of the marijuana crops on the Guadalcanal Plains.