Vietnam farmer caught growing cannabis plants ‘to feed chickens’


HANOI, Sept 28 (dpa): Vietnamese authorities have caught a farmer growing over 300 cannabis plants in the middle of his orange grove, which he said were for feeding his chickens, the state media has announced.

Police in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region, located around three hours from Ho Chi Minh City, said 42-year-old Bui Duc Hoa grew 304 cannabis plants.

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