Army seizes 21 tonnes of marijuana in Diyarbakir crackdown
The Turkish army seized 21 tonnes of marijuana in Diyarbakir province in an operation announced on 15 December 2012, which the governor called one of the biggest blows to PKK terrorist income. The stash, valued at 17 million euros, was found with ammunition and explosives after hundreds of special forces deployed.
The Turkish army seized21 tonnes of marijuana from Kurdish rebels in Diyarbakir province, in what local authorities on 15 December 2012 called one of the biggest ever crackdowns on terrorist income.[1][2]Diyarbakir governor Mustafa Toprak said the stash had been unearthed along with several cells filled with ammunition and explosives, after hundreds of special security forces were deployed the preceding week.[1][2]
The authorities valued the marijuana at 17 million euros (about $22.4 million).[1][2]Toprak said the operation had landed a huge blow to terrorist income, which the authorities attribute mainly to drug trafficking by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK); the PKK denies drug trafficking.[1][2]
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Şanlıurfa narcotics police stopped a passenger bus and two cars on suspicion and seized 17 kilograms 200 grams of skunk, a potent form of cannabis. The three suspects detained over the case were remanded in custody after being brought before a court, and the investigation continues.
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.
