News:2024-08-05/Eradication/prosecutors-and-shelek-police-find-over-5-hectares-of-wild-cannabis-in-enbekshikazakh-district-almaty-region

NewsEradication5 August 2024

Prosecutors and Shelek police find over 5 hectares of wild cannabis in Enbekshikazakh District, Almaty Region

Tengrinews reported, citing the Almaty Region prosecutor's office, that prosecutors of Enbekshikazakh District with the Shelek police department found wild cannabis on more than 5 hectares, equal to about seven football fields, and that measures to destroy it were being taken. The prosecutor's office published a video of the destruction and reminded readers that landowners are liable for failing to destroy wild cannabis.

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PlaceEnbekshikazakh DistrictAlmaty RegionKazakhstan

Growing regionTian Shan (growing region)

AgencyAlmaty Region prosecutor's office; Shelek police department

Hectares5

Approximate location43.36, 77.45

Quantities as reported by the source.

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2024-08-05 Eradication Prosecutors and Shelek police find over 5 hectares of wild cannabis in Enbekshikazakh District, Almaty Region Tengrinews reported, citing the Almaty Region prosecutor's office, that prosecutors of Enbekshikazakh District with the Shelek police department found wild cannabis on more than 5 hectares, equal to about seven football fields, and that measures to destroy it were being taken. The prosecutor's office published a video of the destruction and reminded readers that landowners are liable for failing to destroy wild cannabis. https://tengrinews.kz/kazakhstan news/pole-konopli-gigantskih-razmerov-nashli-almatinskoy-oblasti-543746/ https://tengrinews.kz/userdata/news/2024/news 543746/resize/photo 481602.jpg Kazakhstan Almaty Region Enbekshikazakh District 43° 21' 36.00" N, 77° 27' 0.00" E administrative seat Tian Shan (growing region) Almaty Region prosecutor's office; Shelek police department 5