193.5 kg of esrar and skunk seized in Şanlıurfa; 5 detained
Gendarmerie and police operations in Şanlıurfa seized 173 kg of powdered esrar, 3.5 kg of chunk esrar and 17 kg of skunk, 193.5 kg in total. Five suspects linked to the seizures were detained, as announced by Governor Hasan Şıldak.
Şanlıurfa Governor Hasan Şıldak announced that gendarmerie and police anti-drug
operations in Şanlıurfa seized a total of 193 kilograms500 grams of drugs and
that five suspects were detained.[1][2]The five suspects were detained in
connection with the seizures.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]The detained suspects were taken to the Provincial Gendarmerie Command for procedures.[10][6][7][11][8][9]
The gendarmerie’s planned operation seized 173 kilograms of powdered toz esrar
and 3 kilograms500 grams of chunk kubar esrar, together 176 kilograms500
grams.[1][4][2]Searches were carried out at addresses identified by the teams.[12][6][7][11][8][9]The same gendarmerie total was described as 173 kilos of powdered
esrar and 3 kilos500 grams of kubar esrar, making 176 kilos500 grams in total.[3]Police work in the same round of operations seized 17 kilograms of skunk.[1][4][2]
Governor Şıldak said the fight against drugs threatening young people’s futures
and public health would continue with determination through the security forces’
work.[13]
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Some accounts round the gendarmerie esrar seizure to 176 kilograms while others break it down as 173 kilograms of powdered esrar and 3.5 kilograms of chunk esrar.
The accompanying 17 kilograms is described as synthetic drugs in some accounts and as skunk in others.
Kahramanmaraş police detained 17 suspects in anti-drug operations and jailed 14 after searches found 77.69 grams of skunk, 594.57 grams of methamphetamine, two precision scales and 17,010 Turkish lira. The skunk is the cannabis component; methamphetamine and the synthetic bonzai, AMG and pill counts are excluded from the cannabis figures.
In a simultaneous two-address raid in Bartın, police found harvested hemp plants dried on a clothesline and turned into marijuana, seizing 2 kg 100 g of marijuana and one blank-firing pistol; two people were detained and a third suspect remains at large. The anti-trafficking investigation is continuing.
İzmir's narcotics operation seized 1,367.5 kg of skunk alongside ecstasy and pregabalin, with detentions rising from 11 in the first stage to 17. The alleged organisation leader, wanted for seven years, was caught hiding in Menderes.
Karaman gendarmerie carried out province-wide checks and operations between 6 and 12 November 2026 and seized 5 g of esrar, 379 g of hemp and skunk plant material, 297 synthetic tablets, 101 coins, 72 historical objects and 20 litres of illicit alcohol. Forty-nine people wanted for various crimes were caught and 11 were remanded in custody.
