News:2023-08-08/Eradication/police-seize-609-cultivated-cannabis-bushes-about-16-kg-from-a-yard-in-sauran-district-turkestan-region

NewsEradication8 August 2023

Police seize 609 cultivated cannabis bushes, about 16 kg, from a yard in Sauran District, Turkestan Region

NewTimes.kz reported, citing the Turkestan Region police department, that officers running the Karasora preventive operation found cannabis sown in Sauran District. During a search of the suspect's home they found and seized 609 cultivated bushes in the yard. An examination confirmed the bushes as cannabis, with a total weight of about 16 kg, and a pre-trial investigation was opened under Article 300, part 1 of the Criminal Code.

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PlaceSauran DistrictTurkestan RegionKazakhstan

Growing areaTurkestan (growing area)

AgencyTurkestan Region police department

Plants eradicated609

Approximate location43.40, 68.02

Quantities as reported by the source.

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2023-08-08 Eradication Police seize 609 cultivated cannabis bushes, about 16 kg, from a yard in Sauran District, Turkestan Region NewTimes.kz reported, citing the Turkestan Region police department, that officers running the Karasora preventive operation found cannabis sown in Sauran District. During a search of the suspect's home they found and seized 609 cultivated bushes in the yard. An examination confirmed the bushes as cannabis, with a total weight of about 16 kg, and a pre-trial investigation was opened under Article 300, part 1 of the Criminal Code. https://newtimes.kz/obshchestvo/173645-bolee-600-kustov-konopli-izyali-policejskie-u-zhitelya-turkestanskoj-oblasti Kazakhstan Turkestan Region Sauran District 43° 24' 0.00" N, 68° 1' 12.00" E administrative seat Turkestan (growing area) Turkestan Region police department 609