Driver held in Pendik as police seize 336.55 kg of skunk from van
Istanbul narcotics police stopped a moving box van in Pendik and seized 336 kg 550 g of skunk packed in vacuum-sealed packets and bags. The driver, identified only as Ü.A., was detained and taken for questioning, with referral to the courthouse reported as the next step.
🇹🇷 Pendik, Istanbul · Türkiye
- Arrested
- 1
- Cannabis
- 336.55 kg
Istanbul narcotics police stopped a moving box van on the highway in Pendik,
Istanbul, during work against drug trafficking.[1] Officers detained the van’s
driver, identified only as Ü.A., catching him in the act.[2] Police took Ü.A.
to the Istanbul Provincial Police Directorate for questioning, and the second
report said he was expected to be referred to the courthouse after his statement
procedures.[1]
A detailed search of the van’s cargo hold found 336 kilograms 550 grams of
skunk, packed vacuum-sealed in transparent packets and in large bags.[2]
Police seized the drugs after following the closed-box van and stopping it on
the highway.[1]
The operation was carried out by the Narcotics Crimes Division of the Istanbul
Police Department, the Narkotik Suçlarla Mücadele Şube Müdürlüğü.[2] It took
place on the evening before the 2 November 2026 reports, after officers tracking
the van during an investigation stopped it while it was moving.[1] Police said
the investigation into the shipment was continuing.[2]
Sources
- Ekiplerden İstanbul'da 'uyuşturucu' operasyonu: Tam 336 kilo ele geçirildi!. Cumhuriyet, 2 November 2026. In Turkish.
- Zehir sevkiyatında suçüstü yakaladılar! 336 kilo Skunk maddesi ele geçirildi. Sabah, 2 November 2026. In Turkish.
Open questions the AI reported
- The exact day and time of the operation are given only as yesterday evening relative to the 2 November 2026 reports, so 1 November 2026 is inferred.
- The reports identify the drug only as skunk or skunk-type narcotic and publish no laboratory description or street value.
- No charge or court outcome was reported beyond the expectation that the suspect would be referred to the courthouse.
- Whether the Sabah page's lead photo and two further gallery images each show this seizure could not be confirmed beyond their headlines and file names, so only the lead image is listed.
