Police in Gaziantep detained 294 suspects during a week of narcotics operations that Anadolu Agency dated to 19–25 October 2026, and a court remanded 48 of them. Officers seized 658 grams of esrar, 769 grams of methamphetamine, 274 grams of synthetic cannabinoids and 789 pills, though Anadolu Agency's account of the same week gave 89 pills and 1,048 grams of synthetic drugs.
Police in Gaziantep detained 294 suspects in a week of narcotics operations.[1]After legal processing, all 294 suspects were sent to the judicial
authorities.[2]A court remanded 48 of them in pre-trial detention.[1]The
operations were coordinated by the Gaziantep Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office
and carried out by teams from the provincial police directorate’s narcotics
branch.[2]
Officers raided numerous addresses in the city during the week.[2]Police said
the searches turned up 789 pills, 769 grams of methamphetamine, 658 grams of
esrar — the cannabis preparation known in Turkey — 274 grams of synthetic
cannabinoids, 5 grams of cocaine and six precision scales.[2]Anadolu Agency’s
account of the week put the haul at 89 pills and 1,048 grams of synthetic drugs,
alongside the same 658 grams of esrar and six scales.[1]
Photos and video
Methamphetamine, esrar and a cannabis plant displayed under a 'Narko Gaziantep' sign, in the lead image of the İHA report. Photo: İHAPhoto details
The İHA report says only that the operations took place in the last week; 19–25 October 2026 is the period given by Anadolu Agency's account of the same 294 detentions and 48 remands.
The Yozgat Medya copy of the İHA report is dated 31 October, a week after the Anadolu Agency account.
Anadolu Agency gave a different seizure breakdown for the same week, 89 pills and 1,048 grams of synthetic drugs, against 789 pills, 769 grams of methamphetamine and 274 grams of synthetic cannabinoids in the İHA report; this report uses the İHA figures.
No suspect is named, and the reports do not say what charges the 48 face, what happened to the other 246, or whether a trial date has been set.
The pills, methamphetamine, synthetic cannabinoids and cocaine are not cannabis and are not counted in kg_seized; the 658 grams of esrar is the only cannabis weight given.
The lead image shows a police display of methamphetamine, esrar and a cannabis plant under a 'Narko Gaziantep' sign, not the raids themselves.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Son Dakika: Anadolu Agency dated the week to 19–25 October 2026 and said the work targeted the production and trade of drugs and stimulants.
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.
