In the Maoist-held villages of north-western Makwanpur, police had stopped patrolling and farmers turned to cannabis as their main cash crop. A Nepali Times report said the Maoists had first declared the area a marijuana-free zone, then allowed the trade in exchange for a cut. Police had seized 8,000 kg of cannabis and destroyed the crop on 74.5 hectares the year before.[1]
Listed for context. No score change is recorded for Nepal here.
References
- Nepali Times — Maoists and marijuana (16 November 2001)Domestic Brief
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