Man arrested in Famagusta home search with 2 g of suspected cannabis
Police in Famagusta arrested a 39-year-old man during a home search on 29 October 2026 after finding about 2 grams each of suspected cannabis and methamphetamine. The Police Press Office said the investigation was continuing.
Officers from the Narcotics and Anti-Smuggling Directorate searched the home of
İ.K., a 39-year-old man, in Famagusta, northern Cyprus, at about 15:00 on 29
October 2026.[1]Narkotik ve Kaçakçılığı Önleme Müdürlüğü is the Turkish name
of the directorate.[2]Police said they found about 2 grams each of substances
believed to be methamphetamine and cannabis, which they called hint keneviri,
the Turkish term for Indian hemp.[2]The substances were taken as evidence,
and İ.K. was arrested.[1]
The Police Press Office gave the account of the search and arrest.[1]Police said the investigation was continuing.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Both outlets carry the same Police Press Office statement, so the account is not independently corroborated.
No charges, court appearance or sentence was reported for the man.
The 2-gram cannabis figure covers only the suspected cannabis found at İ.K.'s home; the methamphetamine is not included in it, and no laboratory result was reported.
The same statement describes a separate synthetic-cannabinoid cigarette case that is outside scope and omitted here; the sources do not link the two cases.
Police in northern Cyprus arrested nine people in narcotics operations during island-wide checks on 7 and 8 November 2026, seizing a total of 177.5 grams of cannabis in Lefkoşa, Gazimağusa and İskele. The Lefkoşa operation at the Metehan crossing and Ercan Airport also produced 600 grams of synthetic cannabinoid, which is outside this tracker's cannabis scope.
An official account of an addiction symposium reported 218 participants in supervised-release programmes. The figure covered drug cases generally and described the work of the Prime Ministry’s drug commission.
Police reported finding 1.2 kg of suspected cannabis and a precision scale in an operation in Famagusta. Two men were arrested and the investigation continued; the announcement did not report a conviction.
Police in Kyrenia searched the home of 53-year-old S.Y. on 5 April 2026 and found 26 cannabis plants growing in pots plus two suspected cannabis-tobacco cigarettes. S.Y. was arrested and the investigation was continuing.
