Security forces seized more than 7.2 tons of marijuana in anti-narcotics raids across five districts of the southeastern province of Diyarbakır on Sept. 14, security sources said.

In a statement, the Diyarbakir Governor’s Office said local gendarmerie commando units, police special forces unit and local security teams began anti-narcotics operations in the Lice, Kulp, Silvan, Hazro and Kocaköy districts of Diyarbakır on Sept. 10 and finalized the simultaneous operations on Sept. 14.

Over 7.2 tons of marijuana, 669,478 cannabis roots and over 712 kg of powdered hashish were seized in the four-day operations.

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