2 detained in Kağıthane as gendarmerie seizes 10 kg of skunk
Istanbul gendarmerie raided a workplace in Kağıthane after surveillance and detained two suspects accused of preparing manufactured drugs for sale. Officers seized 10 kilograms of skunk and three mobile phones in the search.
🇹🇷 Kağıthane, Istanbul · Türkiye
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Arrested
2
Cannabis
10 kg
Istanbul Provincial Gendarmerie Command teams started work to catch suspects
accused of manufacturing narcotic substances and preparing to release them onto
the market.[1][2][3]After technical and physical surveillance, the teams raided a
workplace in Kağıthane, Istanbul.[4][2]Officers detained two suspects during the
raid on the Kağıthane workplace.[1][2][5][6][3]
Officers searching the workplace seized10 kilograms of skunk.[1][2][5][6][3]The same
search also seized three mobile phones alongside the drugs.[4][2][5][6][3]
The Kağıthane workplace raid took place on 3 November 2026.[5]
A trained narcotics dog took part in the search.[6][3]
Officers found the drugs at the spot signalled by the narcotics dog.[3]
Photos and video
Photo of the Kağıthane drug operation that led to 2 detentions. Photo: DHA via Haberton Source: Haberton
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