Şanlıurfa provincial narcotics police stopped a passenger bus and two cars on suspicion during operations against drug trafficking.[1][2][3] The searches of the passenger bus and two vehicles were carried out in the provincial centre of Şanlıurfa.[4] Searches of the vehicles by officers with a trained dog found narcotics in cardboard boxes in the bus’s boot.[1] Detailed searches of the two cars established that the drugs were hidden in one car’s rear left wing and inside the other’s spare tyre.[1]

The operation seized 21 pieces totalling 17 kilograms 200 grams of skunk, a potent form of cannabis sold under that name in Türkiye.[1][4][2][3] The provincial police directorate said the seized quantity prevented about 70,000 people from being poisoned.[4] The three suspects detained over the case were taken to court after their processing at the police station and were remanded in custody.[1][4][2][3] The three suspects were detained for manufacturing, trading and transporting narcotics.[4] The investigation into the case was continuing.[1][5][3] Sözcü corroborated the seizure as 21 pieces totalling 17 kilograms 200 grams of skunk.[6]

Aksiyon described the operation as a road check in which officers stopped the bus and two cars, and reported 21 pieces totalling 17.2 kilograms of skunk.[7] Muhalif reported that trained narcotics dogs supported the searches and that the three suspects were jailed on a charge of narcotics trading after being brought before a court.[8]