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Türkiye destroys 7.5 million cannabis plants in Diyarbakır

Governor-led teams raided cannabis fields in seven districts of Diyarbakır with 2,212 personnel, a helicopter and drones, destroying 7,543,818 cannabis and skunk plants. The governor's office said the plants could have produced 174 tonnes of hashish, and eight people were detained. The operation was one of the largest in the southeast, where most illegal cannabis cultivation is found.

🇹🇷 Türkiye

Governor-led teams raided cannabis fields in seven districts of Diyarbakır with 2,212 personnel, a helicopter and drones, destroying 7,543,818 cannabis and skunk plants. The governor’s office said the plants could have produced 174 tonnes of hashish, and eight people were detained. The operation was one of the largest in the southeast, where most illegal cannabis cultivation is found.[1]

Sources

  1. 174 ton toz esrar ele geçirildi, 8 zehir taciri yakalandı (20 May 2025). Ada Gazetesi. Diyarbakır Valiliği operation; 7,543,818 roots; 174 tonnes potential; 2,212 personnel; eight detained.

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From Landrace.wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0. Places offset by about 500 m.

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Location accuracy: country only. The sources name no closer place; the dot marks the middle of Türkiye.39.14, 35.17

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