The Interior Ministry announced on Sunday that more than 3.2 million cannabis plants were confiscated in the eastern province of Bingöl.
The seizure came amid the Eren Abluka-9 Operation of Türkiye’s gendarmerie forces against terrorism. The ongoing operation also targets “narco-terrorism.” In 20 locations in a rural neighborhood of Bingöl, soldiers discovered fields of cannabis and in one location, 26 kilograms (57.32 pounds) of marijuana were seized, along with explosives buried in one location.
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