Hutubi police uproot more than 20,000 wild cannabis plants on International Day against Drug Abuse
On 26 June 2025, International Day against Drug Abuse, police in Hutubi County, Xinjiang, uprooted more than 20,000 wild cannabis plants in a coordinated morning operation. About 100 officers from several township stations cleared confirmed wild stands, including roughly 2,000 plants at two sites in the Ershilidian station area, alongside a public anti-drug event in Century Park.
On the morning of 26 June 2025, the International Day against Drug Abuse,
police in Hutubi County in China’s Xinjiang region uprooted wild cannabis
across several townships.[1]Chinanews Xinjiang said the county anti-drug
committee ran a public education event in Century Park the same day while
stations in Ershilidian, Dafeng, Queer Valley, Shitizi and Dongquan acted
together on eradication.[1]
At one idle plot in Ershilidian’s jurisdiction, officers confirmed a wild
cannabis stand and cleared it after survey.[1]Ershilidian station deputy
chief Wumaierjiang Nu’er told the outlet his unit deployed more than 20
officers to two sites with nearly 2,000 plants combined and asked residents to
report any wild cannabis they saw.[1]
County anti-drug chief Ren Xueliang said the bureau kept a zero-tolerance stance
on drug crime as new drugs became harder to spot.[1]The same morning, about
100 county and station officers in total destroyed more than 20,000 wild cannabis
plants, the report said.[1]No suspects were named.[1]
Case data
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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.
