4 jailed in Iskenderun raid as 3.05 kg of cannabis seized
Police raided an address in Buluttepe, Iskenderun in an operation targeting drug sellers and detained four suspects, seizing 3.053 kg of cannabis, one cannabis plant and a precision scale alongside synthetic drugs. All four suspects were later ordered jailed by the duty magistrateship pending trial.
🇹🇷 Buluttepe Mahallesi, Iskenderun, Hatay · Türkiye
Four suspects identified only by the initials E.B., O.Y., S.O. and C.B. were
detained during an operation targeting drug sellers in Iskenderun.[1]Officers
from the Iskenderun District Police Directorate’s Narcotic Crimes Combat Bureau,
the Ilce Emniyet Mudurlugu Narkotik Suclarla Mucadele Buro Amirligi, raided a
specified address in Buluttepe Mahallesi to carry out the operation.[1][2]
The search of that address found 3 kilos53 grams of cannabis, called esrar in
Turkish, one Indian hemp root, called Hint keneviri, and a precision scale.[1][2]The same search also found 1 kilo356 grams of synthetic narcotics and 10
synthetic pharmaceutical pills, which are not counted in the cannabis totals in
this report.[1]
After their procedures at the police station, all four suspects were transferred
to the courthouse, where the duty magistrateship ordered them jailed pending
trial.[1][2]The enforcement action took place in Iskenderun district of Hatay
province, at the Buluttepe Mahallesi address named by police.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Herbal cannabis (3.053 kg); Living plants (1 plants)
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Hatay
Date
Publication date
Sources
Son Dakikasondakika.comTRİskenderun'da operasyonda 4 şüpheli tutuklandı, 3 kilo 53 gram esrar ele geçirildi - Son Dakika
N Gazetengazete.comTRİskenderun'da Operasyonda 4 Şüpheli Tutuklandı, 3 Kilo 53 Gram Esrar Ele Geçirildi
Open questions the AI reported
The article gives no separate date for the raid; 7 November 2026 is its publication date and is used as the incident date.
The 1 kilo 356 grams of synthetic narcotics and 10 synthetic pills found in the same search are excluded from cannabis figures under the tracker's substance scope.
No street value, charge sheet or further court outcome beyond the jailing order was reported.
The suspects are identified only by initials; full names and ages were not published.
Only one accessible source for this event was found; the page credits Anadolu Agency (AA).
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