Seven jailed in Mersin raids after 28.2 g of esrar seized
Police in Mersin raided addresses across the province on 7 and 8 November 2026 and detained seven suspected street dealers known as torbacı. A court jailed all seven on drug-trafficking charges under article 188 after searches found 28.2 grams of esrar alongside methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin.
🇹🇷 Mersin · Türkiye
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Arrested
7
Charged
7
Cannabis
28.2 g
Cash confiscated
TRY 20,370
Agencies
Mersin Cumhuriyet Başsavcılığı, Mersin İl Emniyet Müdürlüğü Narkotik Suçlarla Şube Müdürlüğü
Police in Mersin carried out raids on 7 and 8 November 2026 in different
districts of the province, coordinated by the Mersin Chief Public Prosecutor’s
Office, against people they suspected of trading drugs.[1]The raids targeted
suspected drug traders.[2]Seven suspects were detained.[1]
All seven were jailed in pre-trial detention on drug-trafficking charges under
article 188 of the Turkish Penal Code, which covers the manufacture and trade of
narcotics.[1]
Searches of the suspects’ persons and homes found 28.2 grams of esrar, the
Turkish word for cannabis, the only cannabis reported in the case.[1]The
operations targeted street sellers known in Turkish as torbacı, the lowest rung
of the drug trade.[3]Officers also seized1 kg780 g of methamphetamine and
39 grams of cocaine from two other suspects.[1]
The searches also found 2.62 grams of cocaine, 3.10 grams of heroin, and various
amounts of synthetic pills and other drugs.[1]Police also seized 20,370
Turkish lira in cash they believed came from drug sales.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
7
Charged
7
Cannabis
28.2 g
Cash confiscated
TRY 20,370
Agencies
Mersin Cumhuriyet Başsavcılığı; Mersin İl Emniyet Müdürlüğü Narkotik Suçlarla Şube Müdürlüğü
Agency type
Police, Prosecutor
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (28.2 g)
Activity
Trafficking, Sale
Setting
Home
Charge
drug or stimulant trafficking under article 188 of the Turkish Penal Code
No district, neighbourhood or street is named for any of the searches; the accounts say only that they took place in different districts of Mersin province.
The submitted account and Mersin Portal report 28.2 grams of esrar, while Mersin Halk Haber reports 29.5 grams; the report uses 28.2 grams, the figure in the fuller breakdown of what the searches found.
No value estimate was published for the drugs or the cash.
The suspects are identified only by initials and no plea, trial date or further court outcome was reported.
Mersin Portal repeats the submitted account's wording and figures, so it is not independent reporting; an İHA account of the same raids published by NTV could not be opened.
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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.
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Arrested 5Charged 3Plants destroyed 296Cannabis 2.1 kg
