One remanded in Çumra after 2.226 kg of cannabis found in a home
Police in Çumra, Konya, searched a residence and seized 2 kg 226 g of cannabis, a precision scale and an unlicensed pistol, detaining one suspect. A court remanded him in custody on a charge of drug trafficking after he was taken to the courthouse.
Police in Çumra district of Konya detained a suspect and found 2 kg226 g of
esrar, the Turkish name for cannabis, during a search of a residence.[1][2][3]The
police said one suspect was detained, that he was referred to the judicial
authorities on the offence of drug trafficking, and that the court remanded him
in custody and sent him to prison.[1][3]
Teams of the Çumra district police directorate and Konya’s narcotics branch
worked together on the operation.[1][3]Besides the cannabis, the search of the
residence turned up one precision scale, one unlicensed pistol, one magazine and
three cartridges.[1][3]The Demirören news agency reported that police acted
after receiving information that one person was trafficking drugs, at an address
they had identified beforehand.[4]
The suspect was processed at the police station and then taken to the
courthouse, according to the DHA account.[4]The İhlas news agency gave the
same seizure total and the same custody outcome, saying the suspect was sent to
prison.[5]In Turkey the offence of drug trafficking carries a prison sentence
set by a court, and this remand in custody is a pretrial measure, not a final
sentence.[1]
Photos and video
Cannabis in jars and bags, with a precision scale, a pistol, a magazine and three cartridges on a table below the sign of the Çumra district police directorate. No photo credit given.Photo details
The sources give no separate date for the search or the remand hearing; 6 November 2026 is the shared publication date and is used as the incident date.
No street value, packaging or weight breakdown of the cannabis was published.
The suspect was not named, and no age, personal details or criminal record was reported.
Only a pretrial remand is recorded; no indictment, trial date or court sentence has been reported.
The Hürriyet account is bylined to the Demirören news agency and the İhlas text is repeated by Habertürk, so the outlets restate police or agency accounts rather than independent reporting.
The Konya Postası account is not billed to a news agency and describes the same police statement, so it is another outlet's version rather than independent reporting.
Antalya gendarmes searched the homes of seven suspects in the Döşemealtı, Aksu and Alanya districts on the instructions of two public prosecutor's offices, seizing 2 kilos 123 grams of esrar, the Turkish name for cannabis. One suspect was jailed by a court, and the same searches found cocaine, synthetic pills, two handguns and money.
Gendarmes detained three suspects after raiding an indoor cannabis workshop in Adana that grew plants under a purpose-built air-conditioning system, according to the Interior Ministry. The searches found 17 kilograms of esrar and four standing air conditioners, and the ministry said the suspects were running a narcotics production and trading operation.
Police in İzmir's Karabağlar district detained three suspects, aged 21, 20 and 18, in a raid on homes and businesses where drugs and unlicensed weapons were said to be kept. Searches found 12.67 grams of esrar, 32 grams of pregabalin, eight drug pills and two unlicensed handguns, and police said the suspects' processing was still under way.
İzmir police detained four suspects in Karabağlar after finding 0.93 grams of esrar on three buyers, then searched their homes and found 61.09 grams of esrar, 71.52 grams of cocaine, 364 pills and cash. The four were to be taken to the chief prosecutor's office.
