Police uproot 23 wild cannabis plants in Qujing's Xiaoxiang Village
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.
🇨🇳 Xiaoxiang Village, Qilin District, Qujing, Yunnan · China
- Plants destroyed
- 23
A resident passing a reservoir near Xiaoxiang Village found unusual plants growing in nearby wasteland and alerted Xiaoxiang police.[1][2]
Police identified 23 plants as cannabis, uprooted them and arranged for their harmless destruction. Officers also searched the surrounding area again.[1][2]
The reports do not identify who owned or cultivated the plants and give no arrest or later case outcome.[1][2]
Sources
- 一旦发现这种植物,请立即报警. 广西新闻网 (Guangxi News), 29 September 2026. In Chinese. Archived copy.
- 一旦发现这种植物,请立即报警. 澎湃新闻 (The Paper), 30 September 2026. In Chinese.
Open questions the AI reported
- The text gives no separate operation date; the event photos carry a 9 September 2026 timestamp, while 29 September is the first article's publication date used here.
- Both outlets reproduce an account credited to China Anti-Drug and Qilin police; no independent report was found.
- The sources do not identify who owned or cultivated the plants, or report an arrest or later case outcome.