Tulkarm police seize 700 g of hashish hidden in farmland
Palestinian police in Tulkarm Governorate said they found seven slabs of hashish weighing 700 grams and 399 ecstasy pills hidden in farmland, meant for sale in Tulkarm city. No arrests were announced in the police statement.
Palestinian police said they seized drugs hidden in farmland in Tulkarm
Governorate that were meant to be promoted and sold.[1]Police said the
operation followed information to the anti-narcotics branch that people had
hidden drugs in farmland ahead of distributing and selling them in Tulkarm city.[1]After tracking the information and monitoring the suspects’ movements, an
anti-narcotics force moved to the site and seized seven slabs of hashish
weighing 700 grams in total, plus 399 ecstasy pills.[1]
The police said the seizure was part of its efforts to combat drugs and limit
their promotion and circulation.[1]The Tulkarm governorate anti-narcotics
branch made the seizure on Thursday 5 November 2026, according to a police
statement.[2]The police statement said the 700 grams of hashish were in seven
slabs, alongside 399 ecstasy pills.[2]
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The page picture published with the report on the Tulkarm seizure, captioned only with the headline about the 700 grams of hashish and 399 ecstasy pills hidden in farmland; no credit is given.Photo details
The police statement does not say whether anyone was arrested, detained or named as a suspect in the Tulkarm case.
No street value was published for the 700 grams of hashish.
The place of the seizure is given only as farmland in Tulkarm Governorate, without a village or neighbourhood, so the district centre is used for coordinates.
The source says the seizure was announced on Thursday; 5 November 2026 is used as the incident date and is also the publication date.
The ecstasy pills in the same haul are not cannabis and are excluded from the figures.
The page photo is captioned only with the headline and is not established to show this seizure, so it is linked rather than used as a cover.
The PA anti-narcotics police seized 230 slabs of hashish weighing 23 kg in Jericho and the Jordan Valley, worth more than 500,000 shekels. Police said the haul was meant for distribution in several governorates and some for smuggling across the border; no arrests were announced in the first statement.
Gaza's anti-narcotics police raided a home in Zeitoun, south of Gaza City, and seized 21 slabs of hashish, 317 Rotana pills, five marijuana plants, a rifle and ammunition. Two suspects were arrested; the police said drug flows into Gaza had risen since the war.
Anti-narcotics police seized 100 hashish slabs weighing 10 kilograms from a warehouse with an underground storage tunnel in Beit Ummar, north of Hebron. The warehouse owner, described as a major Hebron drug dealer, fled and police were still working to arrest him.
Anti-drug police in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, seized 37 pieces of hashish and 3,000 Rotana narcotic pills from the home of an alleged dealer, and the Central Governorate force found 12 more pieces in a second search. Both men were referred with the seized drugs to the public prosecution.
