More than 2,000 kg of marijuana seized in eastern Turkey's Bingöl
A view of the cannabis field, in Bingöl, eastern Turkey, Aug. 24, 2020. (AA Photo)


Turkish security forces have seized 2,135 kilograms (4,706 pounds) of marijuana and over 1 million cannabis roots in the country's eastern Bingöl province, local authorities announced Monday.

The Bingöl governorate said in a statement that the provincial gendarmerie command had carried out anti-drug raids at 14 addresses.

Three suspects were arrested, and the seized haul was destroyed.