Syrian man detained after 40 cannabis plants found in Kilis container
Turkish gendarmerie searching a container at a lodging facility for Syrians who fled their country's civil war in Beşeri village, Elbeyli district, found 40 cannabis plants planted in pots and soil. The Syrian man who lived there, identified only as A.H., was detained and referred to the judicial authorities; prosecutors said the investigation was continuing.
A Syrian national identified only as A.H. lived in the container that
gendarmerie teams searched at a konaklama tesisi, an accommodation facility, in
Beşeri village, Elbeyli district, Kilis province.[1]The facility houses
Syrians who fled their country’s civil war.[1]Officers found 40 cannabis
plants and detained A.H. over the incident.[1]The Kilis Chief Public
Prosecutor’s Office said the search followed a tip-off.[1]
The plants, known in Turkish as Hint keneviri, were found planted in pots and in
the soil.[1]They were seized during the search.[1]The gendarmerie teams
that carried out the search were from the provincial command.[1]
After processing at the gendarmerie, the suspect was referred to the judicial
authorities.[1]The prosecutor’s office said the investigation into the case
was continuing.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Plants destroyed
40
Agency type
Gendarmerie, Prosecutor
Activity
Cultivation
Setting
Port or sea
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
Haber7m.haber7.comTRKilis Elbeyli Konaklama tesislerinde 40 kök Hint kenevini ele geçirildi
Son Dakikasondakika.comTRKilis Elbeyli Konaklama Tesislerinde 40 Kök Hint Kenevini Ele Geçirildi
Open questions the AI reported
The reports give no separate date for the search; 27 June 2016 is the publication date of the Anadolu Agency copy.
No weight, area or value was given for the 40 plants.
The reports do not say what charge A.H. faced or what a court decided.
SonDakika.com carries a verbatim copy of the Anadolu Agency report, so only one original account could be found.
The reports do not name the lodging facility or say how many people live there.
The reports spell the village 'Beşeri'; local place listings for Elbeyli give 'Beşiriye', and the spelling is not confirmed.
No photograph of the search or the plants was published with the reports.
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