Largest drugs haul by weight

According to Official Guinness Records,

On 9 June 2008, the world’s largest cannabis drug haul was made in Afghanistan. Worth some £225 million and weighing 237 tonnes (261.25 tons) - the approximate equivalent of 30 double-decker buses - and occupying six large trenches covering an area the size of two football pitches, the cannabis was later destroyed by Harrier fighter aircraft from the Royal Air Force’s coalition forces.

For a complete list of 2008 records, please visit 2008 Guinness Records in Afghanistan.

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