News:2020-09-11/Eradication/border-guards-find-and-burn-6-5-hectares-of-cannabis-crops-near-andarkhan-in-batken-region-and-in-jalal-abad-r

NewsEradication11 September 2020

Border guards find and burn 6.5 hectares of cannabis crops near Andarkhan in Batken Region and in Jalal-Abad Region, over 7 tonnes in all

24.kg reported, citing the State Border Service, that border guards found cannabis crops near the state border in Jalal-Abad and Batken regions. Crops with a total area of 6.5 hectares were found over two days near Andarkhan village, Leilek district, Batken Region, and the plant was also found in Ala-Buka and Suzak districts, Jalal-Abad Region. The total weight was over 7.2 tons and all of it was burned.

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PlaceKyrgyzstan

AgencyState Border Service of Kyrgyzstan

Hectares6.5

Quantities as reported by the source.

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2020-09-11 Eradication Border guards find and burn 6.5 hectares of cannabis crops near Andarkhan in Batken Region and in Jalal-Abad Region, over 7 tonnes in all 24.kg reported, citing the State Border Service, that border guards found cannabis crops near the state border in Jalal-Abad and Batken regions. Crops with a total area of 6.5 hectares were found over two days near Andarkhan village, Leilek district, Batken Region, and the plant was also found in Ala-Buka and Suzak districts, Jalal-Abad Region. The total weight was over 7.2 tons and all of it was burned. https://24.kg/english/164874 Over 7 tons of cannabis burned in southern Kyrgyzstan/ Kyrgyzstan State Border Service of Kyrgyzstan 6.5