Konya October operations: 82 held, 7 remanded; 3.6 kg cannabis seized
Konya provincial gendarmerie detained 82 suspects during anti-drug operations from 1 to 31 October 2026, releasing 75 and remanding 7 in custody. Officers seized 2,779 grams of kubar esrar, 850 grams of skunk and 9 skunk plants, alongside synthetic and other drugs excluded from the cannabis total.
🇹🇷 Konya province · Türkiye
Arrested
82
Charged
7
Plants destroyed
9
Cannabis
3.629 kg
Konya Provincial Gendarmerie Command carried out anti-drug operations across
Konya from 1 to 31 October 2026 as part of its work to prevent criminal
activity.[1]Officers caught 82 suspects during the month-long operations.[1]Officers released 75 people after taking their statements and remanded 7
suspects in custody, sending them to prison.[1]The gendarmerie said the
investigation and similar operations were continuing.[1]
Searches seized 2,779 grams of kubar esrar and 850 grams of skunk, reported as
part of various esrar types, which together form the 3.629 kilograms of cannabis
recorded here.[1]Officers also seized 9 skunk roots, counted here as 9
cannabis plants.[1]The same October tally also listed 8,418 synthetic pills,
488 ecstasy tablets, 219 grams of bonzai, 180 grams of pregabalin, 67 grams of
methamphetamine, 39 captagon tablets and 12 grams of cocaine, which are not
counted as cannabis.[1]Officers also listed 302 grams of cannabis seeds and 4
grams of skunk seeds, which are excluded from the cannabis weight because they
are not dried cannabis, resin or oil.[1]
The command described the seizures as the result of its October inspection and
prevention work in the region.[1]The monthly results were reported together
as a single coordinated outcome, with the cannabis types distinguished from the
synthetic and other drugs in the same haul.[1]
31 October 2026 is used as the incident date as the end of the stated 1-31 October operation period, while 3 November 2026 is the article publication date.
The 82 detained and 7 remanded totals cover the whole mixed-drug month and the article does not say how many are linked specifically to cannabis.
The 7 remands reported as tutuklandı are counted as charged, understood as pretrial remand in custody.
The 8,418 synthetic pills, 488 ecstasy tablets, 219 grams of bonzai, 180 grams of pregabalin, 67 grams of methamphetamine, 39 captagon tablets and 12 grams of cocaine are non-cannabis and excluded from cannabis figures.
The 219 grams of bonzai is a synthetic cannabinoid and is excluded under the tracker scope.
The 302 grams of cannabis seeds and 4 grams of skunk seeds are excluded from the cannabis weight because they are not dried cannabis, resin or oil.
No suspect names were published and no court outcome beyond the 7 remands was reported.
No district or village was named for the operations, so the report uses Konya province with regional precision.
Only one accessible source was found after searching for a second report or agency statement.
The page images are captioned only with the headline and cannot be confirmed to show this seizure, so no media entry is listed.
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