8 remanded in Hatay-Istanbul raids seizing 17 plants, 11 g cannabis
Provincial gendarmerie teams detained 10 suspects in simultaneous operations in Reyhanlı and Istanbul; 8 were remanded in custody, 2 released under judicial control, and one more suspect was still sought. The searches seized 17 cannabis plants and 11 grams of cannabis alongside 3,242 narcotic pills.
The Hatay Governor’s Office said the provincial Gendarmerie Command opened an
investigation to detain suspects identified for manufacturing and trading
narcotics.[1]Gendarmerie teams then carried out simultaneous operations in
Reyhanlı district and in Istanbul as part of that investigation.[2]Officers
detained 10 suspects during those coordinated searches in the two provinces.[1]Courts remanded 8 of the detained suspects in custody and released the
other 2 under judicial control.[2]Authorities recorded that one additional
suspect connected to the operation was still being sought.[1]
Officers seized 3,242 narcotic pills during the same searches alongside the
cannabis finds.[1]Officers also seized 17 Hint keneviri roots, the Turkish
term for cannabis plants.[1]Officers also seized 11 grams of esrar, the
Turkish term for cannabis.[1]
The Governor’s Office said the case grew out of intelligence work conducted by
the provincial Gendarmerie Command.[1]The Reyhanlı and Istanbul actions were
therefore treated as one joint inquiry rather than separate cases.[2]The
separately supported cannabis component in that mixed seizure was limited to the
17 plants and the 11 grams.[1]
Case data
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Bozüyük narcotics police seized cannabis in four pieces of an unspecified amount during anti-drug work in Bilecik. One suspect was caught for buying, accepting or possessing a narcotic substance for personal use.
Mersin police detained seven suspected street drug dealers, and searches of their persons, vehicles and homes found esrar alongside 1 kg 781 g of synthetic drugs. A court jailed all seven in pre-trial detention.
Antalya police carried out 29 anti-drug operations across the province in one week, catching 75 suspects and jailing 24 of those brought before the courts, with 20 released under judicial control. The operations seized 7.98 kilograms of esrar, the Turkish name for cannabis, and 75 cannabis plants, alongside a large synthetic cannabinoid haul and other drugs excluded from the cannabis figures.
Şırnak gendarmerie teams detained five suspects in a week of narcotics and smuggling operations across the province from 2 to 8 November 2026, and a court remanded three of them. Searches found 228 kenevir roots and 68 skunk plants, along with 2.1 kg of kubar esrar, a form of cannabis hashish.
Arrested 5Charged 3Plants destroyed 296Cannabis 2.1 kg
