News:2025-08-17/Eradication/police-find-233-cannabis-bushes-among-maize-on-a-4-5-hectare-farm-in-enbekshikazakh-district-in-karasora-2025

NewsEradication17 August 2025

Police find 233 cannabis bushes among maize on a 4.5-hectare farm in Enbekshikazakh District in Karasora-2025

Kazpravda reported, citing Polisia.kz, that officers of the Almaty Region anti-drug police with the National Security Committee ran a special operation in Enbekshikazakh District during Karasora-2025 and detained a 36-year-old local resident. On a 4.5-hectare peasant farm they found a disguised plantation of 233 cannabis bushes growing among maize, and in a hut nearby 58 test tubes of seeds. The seized plants weighed more than 49 kg and a criminal case was opened.

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PlaceEnbekshikazakh DistrictAlmaty RegionKazakhstan

Growing regionTian Shan (growing region)

AgencyAlmaty Region police department; National Security Committee

Plants eradicated233

Approximate location43.36, 77.45

Quantities as reported by the source.

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2025-08-17 Eradication Police find 233 cannabis bushes among maize on a 4.5-hectare farm in Enbekshikazakh District in Karasora-2025 Kazpravda reported, citing Polisia.kz, that officers of the Almaty Region anti-drug police with the National Security Committee ran a special operation in Enbekshikazakh District during Karasora-2025 and detained a 36-year-old local resident. On a 4.5-hectare peasant farm they found a disguised plantation of 233 cannabis bushes growing among maize, and in a hut nearby 58 test tubes of seeds. The seized plants weighed more than 49 kg and a criminal case was opened. https://kazpravda.kz/n/50-kg-konopli-obnaruzhili-sredi-kukuruzy-v-almatinskoy-oblasti/ https://kazpravda.kz/media/news/2025/08/17/1 mTGd0P5.jpeg Kazakhstan Almaty Region Enbekshikazakh District 43° 21' 36.00" N, 77° 27' 0.00" E administrative seat Tian Shan (growing region) Almaty Region police department; National Security Committee 233