Gaza police seize 7 kg of marijuana, 45 seedlings and 1,500 seeds; three held
Gaza's anti-drug police seized seven kilograms of marijuana, 45 cannabis seedlings and 1,500 seeds in an ambush in the Al-Sidra area of Al-Daraj, east of Gaza City. The force detained three men wanted for drug dealing and trafficking and referred the case and the seized material to the competent authorities.
🇵🇸 Al-Sidra area, Al-Daraj, east of Gaza City · Palestine
Gaza’s anti-drug police seized seven kilograms of marijuana, 45 seedlings and
1,500 seeds in an ambush in the Al-Sidra area of Al-Daraj, east of Gaza City.[1]The force detained three drug traders who were carrying the seedlings and
seeds, and said they were wanted by the anti-drug department over cases of drug
dealing and trafficking.[2]The announcement was carried as a statement
distributed by the Interior Ministry in Gaza, and the detainees were described
as wanted in drug dealing and trafficking cases.[3]
The head of the anti-drug branch in the North Gaza governorate, Lieutenant
Colonel Aayed Saleh, gave the account in a brief statement.[2]
The case and the seized material were referred to the competent authorities to
complete legal procedures.[2]The Interior Ministry in Gaza published the
statement and two photographs of the seized material.[1]Palestine Now
published the same figure of seven kilograms with 45 seedlings and 1,500 seeds,
placed in Al-Sidra, Al-Daraj, east of Gaza City.[4]
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Source: وزارة الداخلية والأمن الوطني بغزةSecond police handout photo from the same Interior Ministry statement on the seizure. Photo: Ministry of Interior and National Security, GazaPhoto details
The article's date line reads 08 November / June 2020; the Interior Ministry statement and other outlets date it 8 June 2020, which is used as the incident date.
The date of the ambush itself is not given separately; 8 June 2020 is the publication date of the police statement.
The seized plants and seeds are not described as destroyed, so 45 is recorded as plants taken in the operation rather than an eradication figure.
The seven kilograms is not described as dried flower or resin, only as "banjo" material; it is recorded as a single cannabis weight.
No charge, court date or outcome was reported; the case was referred to the competent authorities.
The three suspects are identified only by initials.
The police account and all the outlets reproducing it derive from the same Interior Ministry statement, so the reports are not independent.
No value estimate for the seized cannabis was published.
No photo caption confirms what the two Interior Ministry handout photographs depict.
The Sama News and Palestine Now pages add no details beyond the Interior Ministry statement and the submitted Al-Raya text.
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