Two Istanbul raids seize 25.09 kg of esrar and 42 kg of a drug precursor
Istanbul anti-narcotics police searched a vehicle in Esenler and a home in Bahçelievler and detained two suspects, seizing 25 kilos 90 grams of esrar, the Turkish name for cannabis, and 42 kilograms of the chemical A-M 2201. The provincial police said the A-M 2201 could have produced 4 tonnes 200 kilograms of synthetic cannabinoid, a part of the case outside this tracker's scope.
Istanbul police narcotics officers detained two suspects in two separate operations in the Esenler and
Bahçelievler districts of Istanbul within 24 hours.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]Officers searched a
vehicle in Esenler and a home in Bahçelievler at the same time, going through both in detail.[1][3][4][5][8][12][13][9][10][11]
The searches found 25 kilos90 grams of esrar, the Turkish name for cannabis.[1][14][3][4][5][6][7][8][13][9][10][11]They also found 42 kilograms of a chemical the provincial police called
A-M 2201[15][14][13][9][10][11], which police said would have been enough to make 4 tonnes200 kilograms of
synthetic cannabinoid and was stopped before it could be used.[1][4]
Police said the operations aimed to stop drug production and trade, block street sales and catch those
involved.[1]They opened proceedings against the two for manufacturing and trading narcotic or
stimulant substances.[15][2][6][8][11]Anadolu reported that both were sent to court after processing at
the police station[16]; other accounts said they were still to be referred.[12][13]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
2
Cannabis
25.09 kg
Agency
İstanbul Emniyet Müdürlüğü
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (25.09 kg)
Activity
Processing
Setting
Vehicle, Home
Charge
uyuşturucu veya uyarıcı madde imal ve ticareti
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Istanbul
Date
Approximate
Sources
İhlas Haber Ajansıiha.com.trTRİstanbul'da uyuşturucuya 2 ayrı operasyon: 4 ton 200 kilogramlık üretimde kullanılabilecek ham madde ele geçirildi
Aksiyonaksiyon.com.trTRİstanbul'da iki ilçede yapılan operasyonlarda sentetik üretime yetecek ham madde ele geçirildi
Mersin Habermersinhaber.comTRİstanbul Bahçelievler ve Esenler'de Uyuşturucu Operasyonlarında 4 Ton 200 Kilogram Ham Madde Ele Geçirildi
Haberler.comhaberler.comTREsenler ve Bahçelievler'deki operasyonda 42 kilogram kimyasal madde ele geçirildi
Open questions the AI reported
The reports say the raids took place within 24 hours before the 7 November 2026 publication and give no calendar date, so 7 November 2026 is used as an approximate incident date.
The weight of esrar found in the vehicle in Esenler and in the home in Bahçelievler is not broken down; only a combined 25 kilos 90 grams is given.
Police did not say which suspect was stopped in the vehicle and which was caught at the home, or whether the esrar was being sold or produced.
The accounts do not say what A-M 2201 is beyond a precursor for synthetic cannabinoid, or whether a laboratory was found.
No custody ruling, charge sheet, court outcome or street value was reported; İHA said the suspects were to be sent to court while Anadolu reported they had been sent.
Most outlets reproduced İHA or Anadolu agency copy, so the accounts are not independent reporting.
Anadolu copy describes the precursor as enough for 4 tonnes 200 grams of synthetic drug, against 4 tonnes 200 kilograms in the police statement, so the figure used here is the larger one.
Aksiyon described the suspects as to be sent to court after police processing, while the Anadolu copy already cited in the report said they had been sent; the report keeps both accounts.
Aksiyon's wording of the synthetic potential differed between its summary and body (4 tonnes 200 kilograms against 4 tonnes 200 grams), a discrepancy already recorded in the report.
DHA's headline gives a combined 67 kilograms, but only 25 kilos 90 grams of it is esrar; the rest is the A-M 2201 precursor for synthetic cannabinoid and is excluded from cannabis figures.
DHA says the suspects would be sent to court (sevk edilecek), while other accounts already cited in the report said they had been sent.
Tekha says the two suspects would be sent to court (sevk edileceği öğrenildi), while other accounts already cited in the report said they had been sent; the custody outcome remains as recorded.
Kelkit credits the text to DHA, the same agency whose account the report already cites, so it is not independent reporting of the raids.
The page gives no calendar date for the two raids, only the 7 November 2026 publication date already used in the report as an approximate incident date.
The page says the two suspects would be referred to court (sevk edileceği öğrenildi), while the Anadolu copy already cited in the report said they had been sent; the custody outcome remains as the report records it.
Mersin Haber credits İHA agency copy and reproduces the same İstanbul police statement already cited, so it is not independent reporting of the raids.
Mersin Haber says the two suspects were still to be sent to court after police processing (adliyeye sevk edilmeleri bekleniyor), while other accounts already cited in the report said they had been sent; the report keeps both accounts.
Mersin Haber's headline gives 4 tonnes 200 kilograms of raw material, which is the police estimate of synthetic cannabinoid production potential from the A-M 2201 chemical, not a cannabis quantity, and is excluded from cannabis figures.
The page gives no calendar date for the two raids beyond the 7 November 2026 publication date already used as an approximate incident date.
The page gives no calendar date for the two raids beyond its 7 November 2026 publication date, already used as an approximate incident date.
The headline's combined 67 kilograms includes the 42 kilograms of A-M 2201 precursor for synthetic cannabinoid; only 25 kilos 90 grams is esrar and counts as cannabis.
The page says the two suspects would be sent to court (sevk edilecek), while the Anadolu copy already cited in the report said they had been sent.
The page credits DHA and reproduces the same police account already cited, so it is not independent reporting, and its image carries only the headline as caption and is not established to show this seizure.
The page says the two suspects would be sent to court (sevk edileceği öğrenildi), while other accounts already cited said they had been sent; the custody outcome remains as recorded.
The page credits DHA and reproduces the same police account already cited, so it is not independent reporting, and it gives no calendar date for the raids beyond the 7 November 2026 DHA date already used as an approximate incident date.
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.
Gaziantep anti-narcotics police searched a car in the city and seized 12 kilograms of skunk, a form of cannabis, detaining one suspect. The operation, coordinated by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, targeted drug sellers, and the suspect was referred to the judicial authorities.
