Police in Kahramanmaraş reported that teams across the province intervened in 64 narcotics incidents between 2 and 8 November 2026, caught 74 people and jailed 12 of them.[1] Public-order officers questioned 29,527 people during the same week, caught 92 and jailed 19 of them, part of the 34 people jailed across the provincial police directorate’s branches.[1] The smuggling and organised crime branch took judicial action against 15 people and jailed three of them.[1] The provincial police directorate said the 34 people jailed after the week were held for different crimes.[2]

The week’s narcotics seizures included 61.33 grams of esrar, the Turkish term for cannabis, and 75.34 grams of skunk, a cannabis strain, a cannabis total of 136.67 grams.[1] The same searches found 629.62 grams of methamphetamine, 639 synthetic pharmaceutical pills and 27.5 Ecstasy-Captagon pills, none of which is counted as cannabis.[1] Officers also seized 118.96 grams of bonzai and 30.06 grams of bonzai raw material; bonzai is a synthetic cannabinoid and is not counted as cannabis here.[1] Officers also seized two precision scales and 2,800 Turkish lira in cash.[1] The public-order searches also turned up nine unlicensed pistols, three blank-firing pistols, five hunting rifles, 56 pistol cartridges, 30 shotgun cartridges, five knives and 19 blank cartridges.[1] The smuggling branch reported that its seizures included 24,452 road permit documents and 30 kilograms of hookah tobacco.[1]

MaraşBugün reported the same narcotics results from the province’s narcotics branch: 64 incidents, 74 people caught and 12 jailed.[3] That account said the suspects were sent to the judicial authorities and that 12 of them were jailed after that transfer.[3] Aksu TV Haber described the 2,800 lira as cash judged to have been obtained from crime.[2] Kahramanmaraş police said checks and operations would continue with determination to keep the province peaceful and secure.[1]