24 held in custody as 147 kg of cannabis seized in Diyarbakır
Diyarbakır anti-narcotics police seized 147 kilograms of skunk and esrar during operations at different points across the province over ten days. Officers took action against 129 suspects, and a court remanded 24 in custody while eight were released under judicial-control measures.
Diyarbakır police carried out anti-narcotics operations at different points
across the province over the previous ten days.[1]
Officers seized147 kilograms of skunk and esrar, or cannabis, in the searches.[1][2]DHA put the cannabis seizure at 147 kilograms of skunk and esrar.[3]
Police took legal action against 129 suspects and sent those brought to the
judicial authorities to court, where 24 were remanded in pre-trial detention.[1][2]24 suspects were remanded after appearing before the court and 8 were
released under judicial-control measures.[3]
The same searches found 2 kilograms213 grams of cocaine, 303 grams of
methamphetamine, 21 grams of heroin, 185,593 synthetic drug pills and 17 ecstasy
tablets.[1]
Photos and video
Police escort handcuffed suspects toward a transport bus in coverage of the Diyarbakır operations that remanded 24 peoplePhoto details
Only the publication date of 5 November 2026 and the phrase 'the last 10 days' are given, so no exact day for the operations is established.
The accounts give total figures per province and do not say how many locations or addresses were searched, or how the cannabis was split between the many incidents.
The accounts distinguish no cannabis product, so all 147 kg is recorded as flower under the Turkish term skunk/esrar.
No suspects were named, and no charges, prosecution stage or later court outcome was reported.
The eight suspects under judicial-control measures were released pending proceedings, but the sources do not say how many of the remaining suspects were freed without measure.
The synthetic drug pills, cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and ecstasy are excluded from the cannabis figures.
Media is the DHA photograph published with the remand account; other wire photos without a clear link to this operation are omitted.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in İhlas Haber Ajansı: Officers also found two unlicensed handguns and 49 cartridges during the operations.
Aksiyon attributes the operations to Diyarbakır's Narkotik Suçlarla Mücadele Şubesi, the police anti-narcotics branch, whereas the report's sources give no unit.
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.
