13.5 million cannabis plants and 2.1 tonnes seized in Lice operation
Gendarmerie teams seized 2,121 kg of cannabis and destroyed 13,514,550 cannabis and skunk plants in the Bağlan and Yalaza neighbourhoods of Lice, Diyarbakır, on 19 September 2023. The operation used 74 teams with 1,120 personnel and reported no arrests.
🇹🇷 Bağlan and Yalaza, Lice district, Diyarbakır · Türkiye
Gendarmerie teams seized2,121 kilograms of cannabis and destroyed
13,514,550 cannabis plants in the rural Bağlan and Yalaza neighbourhoods of
Lice district, Diyarbakır, the provincial governorate announced.[1]The
plants comprised 12,759,450 cannabis plants and 755,100 skunk plants, while
the seized cannabis consisted of 715.5 kilograms of powdered cannabis and
1,405.5 kilograms of herbal cannabis.[1]
The operation, named Jandarma Uzman Çavuş Ali Şirin, deployed 74 teams
totalling 1,120 personnel, including Lice commando units,
gendarmerie special operations and police special operations teams, village
guards, and anti-smuggling and counterterrorism units.[1]Teams searched
129 separate locations using six heavy machines and 30 motorised trimmers,
and the seized drugs were taken into custody.[1]
The governorate’s statement, carried by the state news agency, names no
arrests and no suspects.[1]
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Arrested 22Plants destroyed 12,389,000Cannabis 127 kg
