Seizure27 August 2026verifiedCET-3BNDEF

French Polynesia seizes half a tonne of cannabis in Huahine

Customs seized 794 cannabis plants and 208 cuttings, about 513 kg, in Huahine and destroyed them on site. The raid was one of the largest cannabis seizures reported in the territory.

🇵🇫 French Polynesia

Customs seized 794 cannabis plants and 208 cuttings, about 513 kg, in Huahine and destroyed them on site. The raid was one of the largest cannabis seizures reported in the territory.^[1]

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Une demi-tonne de paka saisie à Huahine (27 August 2026). TNTV. 794 plants + 208 cuttings = 513 kg..

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Location accuracy: country only. The sources name no closer place; the dot marks the middle of French Polynesia.-14.73, -144.81

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