Xiao Mazha border police remove more than 100,000 wild cannabis plants
During home visits on 27 May 2021, border police found and uprooted more than 100,000 wild cannabis plants on remote land by the Sixth Company of the 61st Regiment in Xinjiang. Officers said local inquiries found the plants growing wild and used samples to explain drug risks and laws to residents.
🇨🇳 61st Regiment, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang · China
On 27 May 2021, officers from Xiao Mazha Border Police Station of the Ili
Border Management Detachment uprooted more than 100,000 wild cannabis plants.[1]They found the stand on remote wasteland beside the Sixth Company of the
61st Regiment during door-to-door visits under the “Millions of Police Entering
Millions of Homes” outreach drive.[1]
Officers questioned residents in the surrounding area and concluded that the
plants were wild.[1]They removed the stand and brought samples to local
residents, explaining cannabis-related harms and national drug-control laws.[1]The report says the outreach was intended to improve residents’ awareness
and prevent the plants from entering circulation.[1]
Chinanews Xinjiang reported the clearance that evening but gave no area for the
site, weight for the plants or number of officers involved.[1]It did not name
a grower or report an arrest or charge.[1]
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