One detained as 596 g cannabis seized in Susurluk raid
Police in Susurluk, Balıkesir detained Y.E.K. after raiding an address in Yeni Mahalle and seizing 596 grams of esrar with two hunting guns and 16 cartridges. The item is dated 4 November 2026 and the detainee's procedures were described as still continuing.
🇹🇷 Yeni Mahalle, Susurluk, Balıkesir · Türkiye
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Arrested
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Cannabis
596 g
Crime Prevention and Investigation Bureau teams of the Susurluk District Police
Directorate carried out an operation at an address identified in Yeni Mahalle.[1][2]The operation detained Y.E.K., whose procedures were described as still
continuing.[1][2]
The search found 596 grams of esrar, 2 yivsiz av tüfeği and 16 cartridges.[1][2]The seizure was described as about 600 grams of esrar in Susurluk district of
Balıkesir.[1][2]In Yeni Mahalle in Susurluk, an operation seized 596 grams of
esrar, 2 yivsiz av tüfeği and 16 cartridges, and Y.E.K. was detained.[3]
The item is timestamped 4 November 2026 at 12:47.[1]
The articles give no separate date for the raid; 4 November 2026 is their publication timestamp and is used as the incident date.
No charge, court date or later outcome was reported.
The suspect was identified only by the initials Y.E.K.
The two guns and 16 cartridges are noted only to explain the same search and are excluded from cannabis figures.
Both accessible accounts carry the same agency-wire text, so no independent police statement was opened.
Each page carries a lead photograph captioned only with the operation headline and without a credit confirming it shows this seizure, so no media entry is included.
The page carries a lead photograph captioned only with the operation headline and without a credit confirming it shows this seizure, so no media entry is included.
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