News:2026-07-01/Enforcement/urumqi-authorities-eradicate-200-000-wild-cannabis-plants-on-a-hillside-in-midong-district-xinjiang

News record1 July 2026Enforcement

Urumqi authorities eradicate 200,000 wild cannabis plants on a hillside in Midong District, Xinjiang

The anti-drug brigade of Urumqi Public Security Bureau's Midong branch, working with Baiyanghe township government and the district procuratorate, reported clearing a hillside stand of about 200,000 wild cannabis plants by mechanical and manual root removal. The account attributes the persistence of such stands to seed escaped from more than two thousand years of hemp cultivation in the region. The same report notes further Urumqi finds of 349 plants in May 2026 and unquantified clearances in Shayibake District, alongside more than 2,800 plants in Jinghe County, more than 20,000 in Tori County and more than 1,000 in Fuyun County. The source gives the operation only as recent, so the date used here is the publication date rather than a stated discovery date, and every retrievable copy of this account is a redistributed aggregator piece rather than a first-party police release.

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Date1 Jul 2026

CategoryEnforcement

CountryChina

State / provinceXinjiang

District / areaUrumqi

Agency乌鲁木齐市公安局米东区分局禁毒大队 (Urumqi Public Security Bureau Midong Branch Anti-Drug Brigade)

Plants eradicated200,000

Quantities as reported by the source.

Coordinates43.97, 87.69

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2026-07-01 Enforcement Urumqi authorities eradicate 200,000 wild cannabis plants on a hillside in Midong District, Xinjiang The anti-drug brigade of Urumqi Public Security Bureau's Midong branch, working with Baiyanghe township government and the district procuratorate, reported clearing a hillside stand of about 200,000 wild cannabis plants by mechanical and manual root removal. The account attributes the persistence of such stands to seed escaped from more than two thousand years of hemp cultivation in the region. The same report notes further Urumqi finds of 349 plants in May 2026 and unquantified clearances in Shayibake District, alongside more than 2,800 plants in Jinghe County, more than 20,000 in Tori County and more than 1,000 in Fuyun County. The source gives the operation only as recent, so the date used here is the publication date rather than a stated discovery date, and every retrievable copy of this account is a redistributed aggregator piece rather than a first-party police release. https://news.china.com/socialgd/10000169/20260701/49582579.html China Xinjiang Urumqi 43° 58' 12.00" N, 87° 41' 24.00" E 乌鲁木齐市公安局米东区分局禁毒大队 (Urumqi Public Security Bureau Midong Branch Anti-Drug Brigade) 200000