Ankara raids detain 109; 791g cannabis and 49 plants seized
Ankara anti-narcotics police detained 109 suspects in operations on 25-31 October 2026, remanding 40 in custody. Officers seized 791 grams of cannabis and destroyed 49 cannabis plants alongside other drugs, scales, weapons and cash.
🇹🇷 Ankara · Türkiye
- Arrested
- 109
- Charged
- 40
- Plants destroyed
- 49
- Cannabis
- 791 g
Ankara Provincial Police Directorate’s narcotics branch, the Narkotik Suçlarla
Mücadele Şube Müdürlüğü, ran operations targeting drug sellers across Ankara
between 25 and 31 October 2026.[1][2][3] Officers detained 109 suspects during that
week.[1][4][2][3][5] Forty of the suspects were remanded in custody.[1][4][2][3][5]
Searches seized 791 grams of cannabis reported as esrar, alongside 85,929
synthetic pills, 2 kilograms 965 grams of A.M. substance, 532 grams of cocaine,
221 grams of bonzai and 57 grams of methamphetamine.[1][4][2][3][5] Officers separately
destroyed 49 cannabis plants reported as Hint keneviri roots.[1][4][3] The esrar and
Hint keneviri form the separately listed cannabis component of the mixed haul,
while the other drug weights are not counted as cannabis.[1]
Teams also seized four precision scales, one blank-firing pistol, three
blank-pistol cartridges, 24 shotgun cartridges and 159,475 lira in cash
described as linked to the offences.[1][4] Police reported all of these
detention, remand and seizure totals as the results of their own 25-31 October
operations.[1]
Sources
- Uyuşturucu operasyonlarında 109 gözaltı, 40 tutuklama. Ege Alternatif Gazetesi, 2 November 2026. In Turkish.
- Başkentte Narkotik Operasyonunda 109 Gözaltı. Akdeniz Gazetesi, 1 November 2026. In Turkish.
- Ankara'da 109 gözaltı, 40 tutuklama. Memleket, 1 November 2026. In Turkish.
- Başkentte zehir tacirlerine operasyon: 109 gözaltı, 40 tutuklama. İhlas Haber Ajansı, 1 November 2026. In Turkish.
- Ankara'da uyuşturucu operasyonu: 40 şüpheli tutuklandı. Sabah, 1 November 2026. In Turkish.
Open questions the AI reported
- Only one accessible report of this operation was found; no second report confirming the operation was opened.
- 31 October 2026 is used as the incident date as the end of the stated 25-31 October 2026 operation period; 2 November 2026 is the publication date.
- The 221 grams of bonzai is a synthetic cannabinoid and is excluded from cannabis figures under the tracker scope.
- The 85,929 synthetic pills, 2.965 kg of A.M. substance, 532g cocaine and 57g methamphetamine are non-cannabis weights and are not counted as cannabis.
- The 40 remands reported as tutuklandı are counted as charged, understood as pretrial remand in custody.
- The page lead image repeats the headline and cannot be confirmed to show this operation, so no photo is listed.
- The 159,475 lira, scales, pistol and cartridges are non-drug seizures and are not counted in cannabis figures.
- No suspect names and no court outcome beyond the 40 remands was published.
- The IHA page image caption repeats the headline and its content could not be verified to show this operation, so no photo is listed.
- The submitted page says 49 Hint keneviri were seized (ele geçirildi) while the existing report describes 49 cannabis plants as destroyed; the count matches but the disposition wording differs.
- The page lead image caption repeats the headline and its content could not be verified to show this operation, so no photo is listed.
- The two page images captioned Ankara'da 109 gözaltı, 40 tutuklama repeat the headline and their content could not be verified to show this operation, so no photo is listed.
- The submitted page says 49 Hint keneviri were seized while the existing report describes 49 cannabis plants as destroyed; the count matches but the disposition wording differs.
- The page lead image caption repeats the headline and its content could not be verified to show this operation, so no media entry is added.
