News:2025-07-19/Eradication/prosecutors-find-six-hectares-of-wild-cannabis-at-kyzylshekara-in-raiymbek-district-almaty-region-and-destroy

NewsEradication19 July 2025

Prosecutors find six hectares of wild cannabis at Kyzylshekara in Raiymbek District, Almaty Region, and destroy it with machinery

Finratings.kz reported, citing the Almaty Region prosecutor's office, that supervisory officers found six hectares of cannabis in the village of Kyzylshekara, Raiymbek District, and that all the plants were destroyed with special machinery. The prosecutor's office said the operation aimed to prevent the spread of narcotics and to strengthen control of the situation in the district. The article notes that the report came while a bill permitting industrial hemp production was before the Mazhilis.

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PlaceKyzylshekaraRaiymbek DistrictAlmaty RegionKazakhstan

Growing regionTian Shan (growing region)

AgencyAlmaty Region prosecutor's office

Hectares6

Approximate location43.02, 79.22

Quantities as reported by the source.

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2025-07-19 Eradication Prosecutors find six hectares of wild cannabis at Kyzylshekara in Raiymbek District, Almaty Region, and destroy it with machinery Finratings.kz reported, citing the Almaty Region prosecutor's office, that supervisory officers found six hectares of cannabis in the village of Kyzylshekara, Raiymbek District, and that all the plants were destroyed with special machinery. The prosecutor's office said the operation aimed to prevent the spread of narcotics and to strengthen control of the situation in the district. The article notes that the report came while a bill permitting industrial hemp production was before the Mazhilis. https://finratings.kz/news/5425-v-almatinskoi-oblasti-nashli-shestigektarnuiu-plantatsiiu-konopli/ Kazakhstan Almaty Region Raiymbek District Kyzylshekara 43° 1' 12.00" N, 79° 13' 12.00" E administrative seat Tian Shan (growing region) Almaty Region prosecutor's office 6