Gendarmerie General Command (Jandarma)
🇹🇷 Türkiye · Gendarmerie · 23 reports
- People arrested
- 212
- Plants destroyed
- 18,610,936
- Cannabis seized
- 32.3361 t
Totals of what these reports state; a report counts when a source it cites names the agency.
310 g of cannabis and six plants seized in Odunpazarı; one investigated
Gendarmerie teams in Odunpazarı, Eskişehir, searched a home following an investigation into illicit drug production and seized 310 grams of esrar and six cannabis plants. One suspect was detained and faces investigation for drug possession and unlawful cannabis cultivation.
Arrested 1Plants destroyed 6Cannabis 310 g5 detained, 3 jailed in Şırnak week of gendarmerie operations; 296 cannabis plants seized
Şırnak gendarmerie teams detained five suspects in a week of narcotics and smuggling operations across the province from 2 to 8 November 2026, and a court remanded three of them. Searches found 228 kenevir roots and 68 skunk plants, along with 2.1 kg of kubar esrar, a form of cannabis hashish.
Arrested 5Charged 3Plants destroyed 296Cannabis 2.1 kg75 detained as Balıkesir raids seize 22.5 kg cannabis, 6 plants
Balıkesir gendarmerie detained 75 suspects in operations across 12 districts linked to 62 narcotics cases. Officers seized about 22.5 kg of cannabis and six cannabis plants, alongside non-cannabis drugs excluded from the cannabis total.
Arrested 75Plants destroyed 6Cannabis 22.539 kgCash confiscated TRY 57,000Man remanded after 1.2 kg skunk, 4 plants found in Balçova home
İzmir gendarmerie searched a flat in Fevzi Çakmak Mahallesi, Balçova, where a suspect identified only as K.A. was growing cannabis using an air-conditioning setup, and seized 1 kg 219 g of skunk, 4 skunk plants, a grinder and climate-control equipment. K.A. was detained and then remanded in custody.
Arrested 1Plants destroyed 4Cannabis 1.219 kg656 g skunk and 1,414 pills seized in Aksu home search
Antalya gendarmerie searched a suspect's home in Aksu district and seized 656 grams of skunk alongside 1,414 synthetic pills and a precision scale. Judicial proceedings were started after the search.
Cannabis 656 gOne remanded in Odunpazarı as 50 g cannabis and 4,508 pills seized
Gendarmerie teams in Odunpazarı, Eskişehir searched a vehicle and an address and seized 50 grams of esrar alongside 4,508 synthetic pharmaceutical pills. One suspect was detained for alleged drug manufacturing and trading and was remanded to prison.
Arrested 1Cannabis 50 gGendarmerie destroy 48,579 cannabis plants in Diyarbakır
Gendarmerie teams destroyed 48,579 cannabis plants at 35 sites across Yenişehir, Eğil and Sur. Türkiye’s Interior Ministry reported that officers seized 36 kilograms of cannabis and estimated that the destroyed crop could have yielded 1.2 tonnes.
Plants destroyed 48,579Cannabis 36 kgSites 35Gendarmerie destroys 217,608 cannabis plants in Lice and Kulp
Turkey's Interior Ministry said on 21 September 2026 that gendarmerie teams had destroyed 217,608 cannabis and skunk plants on 99 illegal plots in the Lice and Kulp districts of Diyarbakır. The ministry said the crop could have yielded about five tonnes of cannabis powder and that 15 kg of cannabis was also seized. It reported no arrests.
Plants destroyed 217,608Cannabis 15 kgTurkey: 2.2 million cannabis and skunk plants destroyed, 96 held in 28 provinces
Turkey's Interior Ministry said gendarmerie operations in 28 provinces against drug sellers and illegal cannabis growing caught 96 suspects, 69 of whom were remanded. The ministry said officers destroyed 2.2 million rooted cannabis and skunk plants and seized 104 kilograms of drugs and 294,000 pills.
Arrested 96Plants destroyed 2,200,00013.5 million cannabis plants and 2.1 tonnes seized in Lice operation
Gendarmerie teams seized 2,121 kg of cannabis and destroyed 13,514,550 cannabis and skunk plants in the Bağlan and Yalaza neighbourhoods of Lice, Diyarbakır, on 19 September 2023. The operation used 74 teams with 1,120 personnel and reported no arrests.
Plants destroyed 13,514,550Cannabis 2.121 tDiyarbakır operation seizes a tonne of cannabis and 2.1 million plants
Turkish security forces seized one tonne of cannabis and 2.1 million cannabis plants on the first day of an operation in Diyarbakır province on 9 June 2022, alongside rifles and explosives material. Some 1,165 gendarmes and village guards took part.
Plants destroyed 2,100,000Cannabis 1 tTurkmen citizen arrested in Kemer with 3.4 kg of skunk on his bicycle
Turkish gendarmerie stopped a Turkmen citizen cycling through Göynük, in the Kemer district of Antalya, on 3 October 2019 and found 31 packets of skunk and two packets of Afghan hashish in a wet-wipes pack in his bicycle basket. He was detained and arrested at the courthouse the next day.
Arrested 1Cannabis 3.416 kgTwo detained after 24.1 kg of cannabis found in Van pickup
Van gendarmes detained two pickup occupants after finding 24.1 kg of cannabis in 23 packages hidden beneath firewood in Gürpınar. A suspicion-based stop on the Kırkgeçit–Gürpınar road involved provincial and local gendarmerie teams and narcotics dogs.
Arrested 2Cannabis 24.1 kg116 plants and 1.2 kg cannabis seized in Havran, 2 detained
Balıkesir gendarmerie raided a vineyard-house garden in Çamdibi, Havran, seizing 116 cannabis plants and 1.21 kg of cannabis. Two suspects identified as Ş.A. and İ.B. were detained in connection with linked Havran and Gönen searches, with legal proceedings started.
Arrested 2Plants destroyed 116Cannabis 1.21 kg525,000 cannabis plants burned in Kırklareli field; one detained
Kırklareli gendarmerie found 525,000 cannabis plants growing on a 40-dönüm (about 6.4-hectare) field at Manastırdere in Pınarhisar's Kaynarca belde and burned them. The field's holder, identified only as E.Ö., was detained over the crop.
Arrested 1Plants destroyed 525,000Area 6.4 ha7 detained as Sakarya raids seize 2.2 kg cannabis and 695 plants
Sakarya gendarmerie carried out 7 operations in Geyve, Karasu, Kocaali and Hendek, detaining 7 suspects. Officers seized 2 kg 225 g of kubar esrar and 695 cannabis plants, plus a precision scale.
Arrested 7Plants destroyed 695Cannabis 2.225 kg13 detained as Sakarya raids seize 830 g cannabis and 782 plants
Sakarya gendarmerie detained 13 people in operations in Pamukova and four other districts, seizing 830 grams of kubar esrar and 782 cannabis plants. A separate 2 kg of synthetic bonzai was also seized but is excluded from the cannabis figures.
Arrested 13Plants destroyed 782Cannabis 830 gTwo detained as Yozgat gendarmerie seizes 1.05 kg of kubar esrar
Gendarmerie teams searching three addresses in Sorgun, Yozgat province, seized 1 kg 50 g of kubar esrar, 5 g of hemp seed and four unlicensed hunting rifles on 26 October 2016. Two men, C.E. and T.E., were detained and sent to the courthouse.
Arrested 2Cannabis 1.05 kgSakarya raids seize 2,940 plants and 1.36 kg cannabis
Sakarya gendarmerie ran six operations in the Geyve and Karasu districts, seizing 2,940 cannabis plants and 1,362 grams of kubar esrar. A judicial investigation was opened against five suspects.
Plants destroyed 2,940Cannabis 1.362 kg354 cannabis plants seized in Kadirli cornfields; 4 detained
Gendarmerie teams found 354 cannabis plants growing in two corn-planted fields in Kümbet village, Kadirli, and destroyed them. Four people were detained in connection with the cultivation.
Arrested 4Plants destroyed 354One remanded as 3 kg of cannabis found on bus passenger in Elazig
Gendarmerie officers searching a Bingöl–Elazığ minibus at Gülüşkür found 3 kilograms of cannabis wrapped around passenger O.S.'s body. O.S. was detained and remanded in custody on a drug-trafficking charge.
Arrested 1Cannabis 3 kgRecord 23 tonnes of marijuana seized in Lice, Diyarbakır
Police and gendarmerie teams seized 23 tons of marijuana packed in buried containers in Lice in late September 2013, the largest amount ever taken in a single operation in Turkey. The drugs were reportedly worth 6 million lira and packed for winter sale.
Cannabis 23 tGendarmerie seizes 6.1 tonnes of hashish in Lice and Hazro
Gendarmerie forces operating in seven villages in the Lice and Hazro districts of Diyarbakır seized 6.1 tonnes of hashish on 25 October 2010, the Anatolia news agency reported. No arrests were reported in the opened account.
Cannabis 6.1 t