Two jailed, three freed after Alanya raids find 25 cannabis plants
Police in Alanya, Antalya province, searched a hotel staff residence and a house, finding 46 grams of esrar and 25 cannabis plants in pots, and detained five people. A court released three under judicial control and ordered two, M.A. and O.Ö., held in pre-trial detention.
🇹🇷 Saray and Kızlarpınarı neighbourhoods, Alanya, Antalya · Türkiye
- Arrested
- 5
- Plants destroyed
- 25
- Cannabis
- 46 g
Police detained five people in two searches in Alanya, a district of Antalya
province, and a court ordered two of them held in pre-trial detention.[1] The
first search targeted a hotel staff residence — a lojman, housing provided by an
employer — in the Saray neighbourhood, where officers found 46 grams of esrar,
the cannabis preparation known in Turkey.[1] They detained M.A. (22), E.Y.
(26), M.K.Y. (33) and S.S. (24) at that address.[1]
A second search, at a house in the Kızlarpınarı neighbourhood, found 25 cannabis
plants growing in pots.[1] Officers detained O.Ö. (45), who was in the house.[1] Police described the house as one the suspect had turned into a cannabis
garden.[2] All five were questioned at the police station and taken to the
courthouse, where they were processed on allegations of drug trafficking and
drug use.[1]
The court released E.Y., M.K.Y. and S.S. under judicial control, a measure that
leaves a suspect free while the case proceeds.[1] M.A. and O.Ö. were ordered
held in pre-trial detention and sent to Alanya’s L-type closed prison.[1]
Sources
- Alanya’da Uyuşturucu Operasyonu: 2 Şüpheli Tutuklandı. Akdeniz Gerçek, 30 October 2026. In Turkish.
- Alanya’da uyuşturucu operasyonu: 2 tutuklama. Sabah, 30 October 2026. In Turkish.
Open questions the AI reported
- Neither account gives a separate date for the searches or the court appearance; 30 October 2026 is the publication date of both reports.
- The sources count 25 pots of cannabis plants rather than individual plants, so the number of plants may be higher.
- No estimated value for the 46 grams of esrar or the plants was published, and no trial date was reported.
- Sabah spells the neighbourhood 'Kızlar pınarı' and Akdeniz Gerçek 'Kızlarpınarı'; the report uses the latter.
- The two accounts carry near-identical wording, suggesting both draw on the same İHA agency report rather than independent reporting.
- Left out, as its quotation was not found in Sabah: The operations were coordinated by the Alanya public prosecutor's office and carried out by the narcotics unit of the Alanya district police directorate.