Deqin police uproot more than 1,000 wild cannabis plants in Xidang
Deqin County police said a spring eradication sweep around Xidang Village uprooted more than 1,000 wild cannabis plants and included anti-drug education for nearby residents.
🇨🇳 Xidang Village, Yunling Township, Deqin County, Yunnan · China
Deqin County’s public security bureau anti-drug team and officers from Yunling police station carried out a spring eradication sweep around Xidang Village, the county government said in a notice published on 16 April 2026.[1]
The joint team searched woodland, fields, areas around homes and unused plots in what the notice described as a thorough, grid-style inspection.[1]Officers uprooted more than 1,000 wild cannabis plants.[1]
Police also spoke with nearby residents and distributed leaflets on the risks of drug plants, how to identify them and the relevant laws.[1]The county presented the sweep as part of its spring effort to stop illegal cultivation at its source.[1]
The notice gives no exact day for the fieldwork, no count of separate sites and no information about who may have grown the plants.[1]It reports no arrest or later case outcome.[1]
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Nuoliang anti-drug workers uprooted more than 100 wild cannabis plants near a villager's fields in Cangyuan County after a resident tip. The workers found the patch during a follow-up carpet search and cleared all plants on the spot.
Officers from Junsai Police Station in Zhenkang County found multiple suspected drug plants beside a road and identified them as wild cannabis. Police uprooted and disposed of the plants; the reports gave no count.
After a resident reported unusual plants near a reservoir, police in Qujing's Xiaoxiang area confirmed and uprooted 23 wild cannabis plants. Officers said they destroyed the plants and searched the surrounding area again.
Police in Yunnan’s Yun County uprooted 54 wild cannabis plants in four township-level sweeps using drones, foot patrols and a school tip, then destroyed the plants on the spot. The county public security bureau said the work was part of ongoing ban-cultivation checks across Lincang prefecture.
