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NewsEradication16 October 2023

Police find "Indian" cannabis between rows of a 15-hectare apple orchard near Turgen, Almaty Region, and seize over 900 bushes

Zakon.kz and Kazinform reported, citing the Interior Ministry, that police on aerial reconnaissance found a plantation of "Indian" cannabis near the village of Turgen in Almaty Region, planted between the rows of an apple orchard on a 15-hectare plot. More than 900 bushes weighing 2.8 tonnes were seized. The ministry said the plot's owner was a local man previously convicted of a drug offence.

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PlaceTurgenEnbekshikazakh DistrictAlmaty RegionKazakhstan

Growing regionTian Shan (growing region)

AgencyInterior Ministry of Kazakhstan; Almaty Region police department

Plants eradicated900

Approximate location43.40, 77.59

Quantities as reported by the source.

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2023-10-16 Eradication Police find "Indian" cannabis between rows of a 15-hectare apple orchard near Turgen, Almaty Region, and seize over 900 bushes Zakon.kz and Kazinform reported, citing the Interior Ministry, that police on aerial reconnaissance found a plantation of "Indian" cannabis near the village of Turgen in Almaty Region, planted between the rows of an apple orchard on a 15-hectare plot. More than 900 bushes weighing 2.8 tonnes were seized. The ministry said the plot's owner was a local man previously convicted of a drug offence. https://www.zakon.kz/sobytiia/6410512-konoplyu-v-yablonevom-sadu-almatinskoy-oblasti-zasekli-s-vozdukha.html Kazakhstan Almaty Region Enbekshikazakh District Turgen 43° 24' 0.00" N, 77° 35' 24.00" E event site Tian Shan (growing region) Interior Ministry of Kazakhstan; Almaty Region police department 900