Another 195 acres cleared of cannabis in Gulistan, Qila Abdullah

QILA ABDULLAH: The Excise and Taxation Department has cleared another 195 acres of land of cannabis in Gulistan tehsil of Qila Abdullah district. The joint operation was part of the Anti-Cannabis Campaign 2026. The total area cleared of cannabis since the campaign began has now reached 1,141 acres.

Department officials said the Qila Abdullah district administration carried out the joint operation on 24 October in the Qadeel Segai and Abdul Rehman Zai areas of Gulistan tehsil. The Assistant Commissioner Gulistan, the Assistant Director of the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), Captain Shahveez of the Frontier Corps (77 Wing), the DSP Gulistan, the Excise and Taxation Department and other law enforcement agencies took part.

The joint teams included personnel of the police, the Frontier Corps, the ANF, the Excise and Taxation Department and the district administration. Cannabis was destroyed by hand on 92 acres, by tractor on 62 acres and with weed cutters on 24 acres. On 17 acres, the crop was cleared because of a shortage of water.

According to officials, the Anti-Cannabis Campaign 2026 will continue until cannabis cultivation is completely eliminated. Its aim is to prevent the cultivation of narcotics in the area and to make joint institutional efforts to end it more effective.