1.3 tonnes of cannabis seized in month-long Diyarbakır sweep, 30 remanded
Diyarbakır police detained 61 people in 50 anti-drug operations over a month, with courts remanding 30 in custody. The sweep seized 1 tonne 324 kg of cannabis, including powdered cannabis, and 5,585 cannabis plants, alongside pills and firearms.
Police detained 61 people during the month-long Diyarbakır enforcement roundup,
and courts remanded 30 of those referred to the judicial authorities in custody.[1]The roundup comprised 50 separate operations conducted in Diyarbakır over
the previous month.[1]Teams of the Provincial Police Directorate’s
anti-narcotics branch carried out 30 of the operations across the province in
one month against people engaged in drug trading.[1]
Those 30 operations seized1 tonne213 kilograms of kubar esrar, 15 kilograms of
toz esrar, 5,585 cannabis roots and one pistol.[1]Twenty separate operations
targeting street dealers in the same period seized 96 kilograms of kubar esrar,
265 drug pills, two pistols and three hunting rifles.[1]The reported combined
result for all 50 operations was 1 tonne324 kilograms of kubar esrar and 5,585
cannabis roots.[1]
The 5,585 cannabis roots were reported as part of the same overall seizure total
alongside the cannabis.[1]The 265 pills were described only as drug pills,
and the pistols and hunting rifles were reported alongside the cannabis finds.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
No separate dates for the 50 operations were given, only the previous month and one month, so the 10 October 2016 publication date is used as the incident date.
Only one accessible account was found, with Haber7 crediting Anadolu Agency, and no second independent source could be opened.
No suspects were named and no charges or later court outcomes beyond the 30 remands were reported.
The 265 pills were described only as drug pills with no substance established and are excluded from cannabis figures.
The pistols and hunting rifles are not cannabis and are excluded from cannabis figures.
The breakdown lists 1 tonne 213 kilograms plus 96 kilograms of kubar esrar with 15 kilograms of toz esrar, counted together as cannabis to give the reported 1 tonne 324 kilogram total.
Customs officers at the Esendere border gate in Hakkari stopped a Turkish traveller arriving from Iran and found 49.56 grams of suspected cannabis hidden in his shoe soles. The Yüksekova Chief Public Prosecutor's Office opened an investigation into the seizure.
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.
Nevşehir anti-narcotics police placed 14 people under judicial proceedings after a week of operations, including 12 reported drug users and two accused of violating Law No. 2313. Officers seized a cannabis-growing setup, 11 cannabis seeds and 1.62 grams of kubar esrar alongside methamphetamine, synthetic cannabinoids and pills that are not counted as cannabis.
Gaziantep anti-narcotics police searched a car in the city and seized 12 kilograms of skunk, a form of cannabis, detaining one suspect. The operation, coordinated by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, targeted drug sellers, and the suspect was referred to the judicial authorities.
