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NewsEradication5 September 2022

Police find a cannabis plantation hidden in Syr Darya riverside thickets in Turkestan Region, with 760 mown bushes and 123 growing

Kazpravda reported that police on aerial patrol spotted a cultivated area in thickets on the bank of the Syr Darya in Turkestan Region. On the ground they found 760 mown bushes ready for removal, weighing almost one tonne, and 123 growing bushes of the cultivated plant, which an examination confirmed as cannabis. Three residents of Shymkent were named as suspects, one of whom was arrested. The article names no district.

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PlaceTurkestan RegionKazakhstan

Growing areaTurkestan (growing area)

AgencyTurkestan Region police department

Plants eradicated883

Quantities as reported by the source.

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2022-09-05 Eradication Police find a cannabis plantation hidden in Syr Darya riverside thickets in Turkestan Region, with 760 mown bushes and 123 growing Kazpravda reported that police on aerial patrol spotted a cultivated area in thickets on the bank of the Syr Darya in Turkestan Region. On the ground they found 760 mown bushes ready for removal, weighing almost one tonne, and 123 growing bushes of the cultivated plant, which an examination confirmed as cannabis. Three residents of Shymkent were named as suspects, one of whom was arrested. The article names no district. https://kazpravda.kz/n/konoplya-i-s-vozduha-vidna/ Kazakhstan Turkestan Region Turkestan (growing area) Turkestan Region police department 883