297 held in Tekirdag October gendarmerie operations; 37 jailed, 1 kg cannabis seized
Tekirdag Provincial Gendarmerie Command caught 297 suspects in its anti-drug, weapons and smuggling operations across the province from 1 to 31 October 2026, remanding 37 in custody. The operations seized 1.049 kg of cannabis (1,049 g kubar esrar plus 2 g skunk), with bonzai and other drugs excluded from the cannabis total.
Tekirdag Provincial Gendarmerie Command announced the balance of its operations
carried out between 1 and 31 October 2026 across the province targeting drugs,
weapons smuggling and counterfeit goods.[1]The gendarmerie caught 297
suspects during the month-long operations.[2]Thirty-seven of the suspects
were remanded in custody.[2]
The anti-drug operations seized1 kilogram49 grams of kubar esrar and 2 grams
of skunk, counted together as 1.049 kilograms of cannabis.[2]The same haul
included 253 grams of bonzai, 168 grams of cocaine, 233 grams of methamphetamine
and 112 grams of heroin, which are not counted as cannabis.[1]
The operations also yielded weapons, counterfeit and smuggling items, including
6 pistols, 8 hunting rifles, 11,162 counterfeit clothing items and 36
antiquities, reported alongside the drug figures.[2]The gendarmerie said its
work to secure the peace and safety of citizens against crime would continue.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
31 October 2026 is used as the incident date as the end of the stated 1-31 October operation period, while 13 November 2026 is the publication date.
The 297 detained and 37 remanded totals cover the whole mixed-drug, weapons and smuggling month, and the article does not say how many are linked specifically to the cannabis seizures.
The 253 grams of bonzai is a synthetic cannabinoid and is excluded under the tracker scope, along with cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin.
The 14,096 synthetic pills, 65 drug-use implements and precision scale are non-cannabis items excluded from the cannabis figure.
No suspect names were published and no court outcome beyond the 37 remands was reported.
No district or village was named for the operations, so the report uses Tekirdag province with regional precision.
Gendarmerie detained 92 suspects in simultaneous operations across 12 districts of Van province targeting drug supply. Searches seized 10 kilograms of skunk alongside synthetic pills and methamphetamine excluded from the cannabis total.
Şanlıurfa gendarmes raided 17 addresses in Akçakale and detained 18 people suspected of trading drugs, seizing 27 grams of esrar alongside pills, synthetic narcotic and heroin. A court jailed 13 at first, then remanded the five released under judicial supervision after the prosecutor appealed, so all 18 went to prison.
Mersin narcotics police carried out 19 operations across the city centre between 7 and 13 November 2026, seizing 115 grams of esrar-skunk and 3 cannabis plants alongside other drugs. Seventeen suspects were remanded in custody on charges of manufacturing and trading narcotics or stimulants.
Police in Fethiye, Muğla detained H.A.U. on suspicion of drug trafficking and seized 1 kilo 625 grams of cannabis and a precision scale from a home and vehicles. The suspect was referred to court and remanded in custody.
