Over 217,608 cannabis plants destroyed in southeastern Türkiye anti-drug drive
The drive was executed in coordination with the Narcotics Crimes Department of the Gendarmerie General Command alongside the Lice and Kulp Chief Public Prosecutors' Offices.
Authorities in southeastern Türkiye have destroyed 217,608 cannabis and skunk plants across 99 illegal cultivation areas in Diyarbakir province, the Interior Ministry announced today (21 September).
In a post on social media platform X, the ministry said that the seized plants could have yielded approximately 5 tons of cannabis powder.
The operation was conducted across the Lice and Kulp districts as part of a government action plan targeting illegal cannabis cultivation. A total of 64 operational teams comprising 570 personnel from local gendarmerie forces participated in the drive, utilizing remote sensing systems to detect the cultivation sites.
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The drive was executed in coordination with the Narcotics Crimes Department of the Gendarmerie General Command alongside the Lice and Kulp Chief Public Prosecutors' Offices.
The Interior Ministry affirmed that ongoing efforts targeting street-level drug dealers, drug manufacturers and illegal drug cultivation activities will continue.
