Seizure16 November 2025verifiedCET-BZTC46

Gaza police seize hashish and cannabis plants in Zeitoun

Gaza's anti-narcotics police raided a home in Zeitoun, south of Gaza City, and seized 21 slabs of hashish, 317 Rotana pills, five marijuana plants, a rifle and ammunition. Two suspects were arrested; the police said drug flows into Gaza had risen since the war.

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Gaza’s anti-narcotics police raided a home in Zeitoun, south of Gaza City, and seized 21 slabs of hashish, 317 Rotana pills, five marijuana plants, a rifle and ammunition. Two suspects were arrested; the police said drug flows into Gaza had risen since the war.^[1]

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Gaza police seize drugs and weapons in raid on Zeitoun, 17 November 2025. Middle East Monitor. 21 hashish slabs, 317 Rotana pills, five marijuana plants, rifle and ammunition, two arrests.

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