Three held in Karabağlar raid; 12.67 g of esrar found with pregabalin
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.
Police in Karabağlar, a district of İzmir, detained three suspects in a raid on
homes and businesses where drugs and unlicensed weapons were said to be kept.[1]
The searches found two unlicensed handguns, 12 9 mm cartridges, 32 grams of
pregabalin, 12.67 grams of esrar and eight drug pills.[1]Pregabalin is a
prescription medicine used as a drug, not a cannabis product, and its 32 grams
are left out of the cannabis figures.[2]Esrar is the Turkish term for
cannabis.[1]
The operation followed information that drugs and unlicensed weapons were being
sold from the addresses, and police acted on the addresses the previous day.[1]The raid was carried out by teams of the Karabağlar District Security
Directorate, the district police command.[2]The three suspects were
identified only by initials, aged 21, 20 and 18.[1]
Police said the suspects’ processing at the police station was still under way.[3]
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The raid took place "dün" (yesterday), the day before publication, so 6 November 2026 is used as the incident date.
The three sources carry the İHA and DHA agency dispatches of the same Karabağlar police statement, so they are not independent reporting; the district police's own announcement could not be opened.
No charges, prosecutor referral, remand decision or court outcome was reported; police said processing was still under way.
Only initials and ages were released for the suspects.
No street value was published for the esrar, and the weight of the eight drug pills is not stated.
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.
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.
Police in Çumra, Konya, searched a residence and seized 2 kg 226 g of cannabis, a precision scale and an unlicensed pistol, detaining one suspect. A court remanded him in custody on a charge of drug trafficking after he was taken to the courthouse.
