Kocaeli week of raids: 170 suspects processed, 19 remanded, 1.36 kg cannabis seized
Police and gendarmerie in Kocaeli carried out 151 drug operations between 2 and 8 November 2026, taking judicial action against 170 suspects and remanding 19 in custody. Searches seized 1,327 grams of esrar and 5 grams of skunk from police operations and 16 grams of esrar and 9 grams of skunk from gendarmerie operations, with synthetic drugs excluded.
🇹🇷 Kocaeli province, Türkiye
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Arrested
170
Charged
19
Cannabis
1.357 kg
Cash confiscated
TRY 48,095
Agencies
Kocaeli İl Emniyet Müdürlüğü Narkotik Suçlarla Mücadele Şubesi, Kocaeli İl Jandarma Komutanlığı
Police and gendarmerie teams in Kocaeli carried out anti-drug operations across
the province between 2 and 8 November 2026, targeting people who use, hold, sell
and ship drugs.[1]
Provincial police narcotics officers ran 131 separate operations, took judicial
action against 143 suspects, released 114, freed 11 more under judicial control
conditions and remanded 18.[2]The police searches seized1 kilogram327 grams
of esrar, the Turkish term for cannabis resin and bud, and 5 grams of skunk.[2]The same searches found 6,915 synthetic pharmaceutical pills, 618 grams of
bonzai and 9 grams of bonzai raw material said to be enough for about 900 grams
of the drug; bonzai is a synthetic cannabinoid and none of these are counted as
cannabis here.[2]Officers also seized 198 grams of methamphetamine, 15 grams
of amphetamine, 2 grams of cocaine and 1 gram of heroin, which are not counted
as cannabis.[2]Police also seized 5 precision scales, 2 handguns, 268
cartridges and 48,095 Turkish lira judged to be proceeds of drug crime.[2]
Gendarmerie teams carried out 20 separate operations in the same period, took
judicial action against 27 suspects, released 24, freed 2 under judicial control
and remanded 1.[2]The gendarmerie searches seized 16 grams of esrar and 9
grams of skunk, which together with the police haul make the 1.357 kilograms of
cannabis recorded here.[2]The gendarmerie also seized 5 grams of bonzai, 85
grams of cocaine, 14 synthetic pharmaceutical items and 1 drug pill, none of
which are counted as cannabis.[2]
The provincial police directorate said its narcotics units caught 143 suspects
in the past week and seized 1 kilogram327 grams of esrar, 618 grams of
synthetic cannabinoid, 230 grams of assorted drugs, 6,915 synthetic
pharmaceutical items, 2 handguns, 268 cartridges, 5 precision scales and 48,095
lira.[3][4]The authorities said the police and gendarmerie fight against drugs
across the province would continue with determination.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
170
Charged
19
Cannabis
1.357 kg
Cash confiscated
TRY 48,095
Agencies
Kocaeli İl Emniyet Müdürlüğü Narkotik Suçlarla Mücadele Şubesi; Kocaeli İl Jandarma Komutanlığı
The 8 November 2026 end of the stated 2-8 November period is used as the incident date; 9 November 2026 is the publication date of the accounts.
The 170 suspects processed and 19 remands cover a mixed-drug week and the reports do not say how many relate specifically to cannabis.
The 19 remands (tutuklandı) are recorded as charged, read as pretrial detention in custody.
The 618 grams of bonzai, 9 grams of bonzai raw material, 6,915 synthetic pharmaceutical items and the 5 grams of bonzai seized by the gendarmerie are synthetic cannabinoid and excluded from cannabis figures under the tracker scope.
The 85 grams of cocaine seized by the gendarmerie and the cocaine, methamphetamine, amphetamine and heroin seized by police are not counted as cannabis.
The provincial police statement gives 230 grams of 'muhtelif uyuşturucu madde' (assorted drugs) without separating cannabis from other substances, so it is left out of the cannabis weight.
The reports call the 1,327 grams 'esrar' without saying how much is resin and how much is bud, so the product split recorded here is an approximation.
No district or neighbourhood is named for the operations, so the report uses Kocaeli province with regional precision.
No suspect names, charges or court outcomes beyond the 19 remands are reported.
The Özgün Kocaeli account and the Darıca Gazetesi account carry the same police-gendarmerie breakdown, so they are not fully independent of each other.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Özgün Kocaeli: The week's work covered 151 drug incidents and judicial action was taken against 170 suspects, of whom 19 were remanded in custody and sent to prison, a measure known in Turkey as tutuklama.
Bozüyük narcotics police seized cannabis in four pieces of an unspecified amount during anti-drug work in Bilecik. One suspect was caught for buying, accepting or possessing a narcotic substance for personal use.
Mersin police detained seven suspected street drug dealers, and searches of their persons, vehicles and homes found esrar alongside 1 kg 781 g of synthetic drugs. A court jailed all seven in pre-trial detention.
Antalya police carried out 29 anti-drug operations across the province in one week, catching 75 suspects and jailing 24 of those brought before the courts, with 20 released under judicial control. The operations seized 7.98 kilograms of esrar, the Turkish name for cannabis, and 75 cannabis plants, alongside a large synthetic cannabinoid haul and other drugs excluded from the cannabis figures.
Şırnak gendarmerie teams detained five suspects in a week of narcotics and smuggling operations across the province from 2 to 8 November 2026, and a court remanded three of them. Searches found 228 kenevir roots and 68 skunk plants, along with 2.1 kg of kubar esrar, a form of cannabis hashish.
Arrested 5Charged 3Plants destroyed 296Cannabis 2.1 kg
