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More than 6M cannabis roots seized in Turkey
12:00 September 04, 2019 AA
Turkish security forces seized more than 6 million cannabis roots and 530 kilograms of cannabis in 41 separate locations in southeastern Turkey on September 04, 2019. The seizure took place as part of a gendarmerie operation in Lice and Hazro, in the province of Diyarbakir, to halt illegal drug trafficking by the terrorist group PKK and bring the perpetrators to justice, said the governorship in a statement. The seized marijuana was preserved and cannabis plants destroyed on-site along with other materials, the statement added. The cannabis was the largest amount seized in a single operation in the country in recent years.