10 held, 4 jailed in Burdur raids seizing 3.8 kg cannabis
Gendarmerie narcotics teams in Burdur's Merkez and Bucak districts processed 10 suspects during 21-28 October 2026 operations, seizing 3.83 kg of cannabis and five cannabis plants. Four suspects were remanded to Isparta prison, two were released under judicial control and four were released after statements.
Burdur provincial gendarmerienarcotics teams carried out anti-narcotics work in
the Merkez and Bucak districts between 21 and 28 October 2026 under the
coordination of the Burdur and Bucak chief public prosecutors, according to a
Burdur Governorship statement.[1][2][3][4][5][6]The gendarmerie started judicial proceedings
against 10 suspects for illegal cannabis cultivation, drug manufacture and
trade, and purchasing, accepting, possessing and using drugs for personal use.[1][2][3][4][7][5][6][8]Four of the suspects were remanded in custody, known in Turkey as
tutuklama, and sent to Isparta E Type Closed Prison, while two were released
under judicial control and four were released after giving statements.[1][2][3][7][5][6][8]
Officers seized3 kg820 g of kubar esrar, a cannabis preparation also called
hashish.[1][2][3][4][7][5][6][8]They also seized 7 grams of esrar, 6.62 grams of esrar rolled in
cigarettes, five cannabis plant roots and 122 grams of cannabis seeds.[9][2][4][7][5][6][8]The
same searches also found 11 grams of methamphetamine, 4.5 grams of heroin, six
doses of synthetic cannabinoid, three drug-use implements and 15 litres of
illicit homemade whisky, none of which is counted in the cannabis figures.[9][7]
The Burdur Governorship said gendarmerie units would continue their narcotics
operations with determination as part of the fight against drug addiction.[1]
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The sources give only the 21-28 October 2026 operation window, not separate dates for individual raids, so the report uses 28 October 2026 as the incident date.
The 122 grams of cannabis seeds are described but are not counted in the cannabis weight or plant figures.
Methamphetamine, heroin, synthetic cannabinoid doses, drug-use implements and illicit whisky were reported alongside cannabis and are noted only to explain the mixed seizure; their quantities are excluded from cannabis figures.
No names, ages or individual charge breakdowns for the 10 suspects were published, and no court outcome beyond remand and releases was reported.
Bozüyük narcotics police seized cannabis in four pieces of an unspecified amount during anti-drug work in Bilecik. One suspect was caught for buying, accepting or possessing a narcotic substance for personal use.
Mersin police detained seven suspected street drug dealers, and searches of their persons, vehicles and homes found esrar alongside 1 kg 781 g of synthetic drugs. A court jailed all seven in pre-trial detention.
Antalya police carried out 29 anti-drug operations across the province in one week, catching 75 suspects and jailing 24 of those brought before the courts, with 20 released under judicial control. The operations seized 7.98 kilograms of esrar, the Turkish name for cannabis, and 75 cannabis plants, alongside a large synthetic cannabinoid haul and other drugs excluded from the cannabis figures.
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 kg
