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NewsEradication8 July 2026

Police stop a car on the Bakanas-Topar road in Balkhash District, then mow 1.27 tonnes of wild cannabis at the place its passenger names

Azattyq Rýhy reported, citing the Almaty Region police department, that in the Karasora operation police stopped a car at the 9th kilometre of the Bakanas-Topar road in Balkhash District and found 6 kg 780 g of fresh marijuana gathered in the steppe. The 35-year-old passenger then pointed out the place of the gathering, where an investigative team mowed and seized wild cannabis, which an examination found to weigh 1 tonne 270 kg. The passenger and the 34-year-old driver were detained and a pre-trial investigation was opened.

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PlaceBalkhash DistrictAlmaty RegionKazakhstan

AgencyAlmaty Region police department

Approximate location44.81, 76.28

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2026-07-08 Eradication Police stop a car on the Bakanas-Topar road in Balkhash District, then mow 1.27 tonnes of wild cannabis at the place its passenger names Azattyq Rýhy reported, citing the Almaty Region police department, that in the Karasora operation police stopped a car at the 9th kilometre of the Bakanas-Topar road in Balkhash District and found 6 kg 780 g of fresh marijuana gathered in the steppe. The 35-year-old passenger then pointed out the place of the gathering, where an investigative team mowed and seized wild cannabis, which an examination found to weigh 1 tonne 270 kg. The passenger and the 34-year-old driver were detained and a pre-trial investigation was opened. https://rus.azattyq-ruhy.kz/zakon-i-poriadok/111559-krupnyi-narkoulov-1-2-tonny-konopli-nashli-politseiskie-v-stepi-almatinskoi-oblasti-video Kazakhstan Almaty Region Balkhash District 44° 48' 36.00" N, 76° 16' 48.00" E administrative seat Almaty Region police department