October 2024
3 reports. Seizures 3
Oman police seize 30 kg of hashish in South Al Batinah
The Royal Oman Police arrested one person in South Al Batinah after finding more than 30 kilograms of hashish, the force said on 21 October 2024. It gave no origin, destination or estimated value for the resin. The case was one of the larger single cannabis seizures reported in Oman that year.
Bishkek police find 27 kg of marijuana packed for sale
After a man handed hashish to police in Bishkek on 3 September 2024, investigators traced a house in Bash-Kara-Suu, Alamedin district, where they detained a 37-year-old man and woman. A search found 1,150 packets of cannabis straw weighing 26.907 kg in total, which the man said were sold at 2,000 som each, about 2.5 million som. The case was opened under the supply article of the Criminal Code.
Taiwan breaks its record for cannabis plants seized in one case
Prosecutors announced on 15 October 2024 that raids in Hsinchu in May had found 5,659 cannabis plants and 1,666 seeds across two indoor farms, with a street value estimated at more than NT$20 billion. Police said the farms belonged to the same group and charged 11 people, including an alleged organised-crime figure. It was the largest cannabis cultivation case by plant count in Taiwan's history.