Two detained as Yozgat gendarmerie seizes 1.05 kg of kubar esrar
Gendarmerie teams searching three addresses in Sorgun, Yozgat province, seized 1 kg 50 g of kubar esrar, 5 g of hemp seed and four unlicensed hunting rifles on 26 October 2016. Two men, C.E. and T.E., were detained and sent to the courthouse.
Gendarmerie teams in Yozgat province detained two men, C.E. and T.E., in a
cannabis operation in Sorgun district.[1]Sorgun is one of the province’s
districts.[1]The teams acted on information that people staying temporarily
in the district centre and its villages were manufacturing drugs and selling
them.[1]
With sniffer dogs, officers searched three addresses belonging to the two men.[1]The searches turned up 1 kg50 g of kubar esrar, a form of cannabis.[2]Officers also seized5 g of hemp seed, four unlicensed hunting rifles and six
cartridges for the rifles.[1]The provincial command described the operation
as part of its anti-drug work.[1]
C.E. and T.E. were held for processing at the gendarmerie after their detention,
known in Turkey as gözaltı.[1]They were then referred to the courthouse, or
adliye, where prosecutors and judges decide whether a detainee stays in custody.[2]The jandarma is Turkey’s gendarmerie, which polices rural districts and
villages.[1]
Photos and video
Four hunting rifles, packages and other seized items displayed on a table with two sniffer dogs, in front of a provincial gendarmerie command banner, in the photo published with the Haber7 report.Photo details
Antalya gendarmes searched the homes of seven suspects in the Döşemealtı, Aksu and Alanya districts on the instructions of two public prosecutor's offices, seizing 2 kilos 123 grams of esrar, the Turkish name for cannabis. One suspect was jailed by a court, and the same searches found cocaine, synthetic pills, two handguns and money.
Gendarmes detained three suspects after raiding an indoor cannabis workshop in Adana that grew plants under a purpose-built air-conditioning system, according to the Interior Ministry. The searches found 17 kilograms of esrar and four standing air conditioners, and the ministry said the suspects were running a narcotics production and trading operation.
Police in İzmir's Karabağlar district detained three suspects, aged 21, 20 and 18, in a raid on homes and businesses where drugs and unlicensed weapons were said to be kept. Searches found 12.67 grams of esrar, 32 grams of pregabalin, eight drug pills and two unlicensed handguns, and police said the suspects' processing was still under way.
İzmir police detained four suspects in Karabağlar after finding 0.93 grams of esrar on three buyers, then searched their homes and found 61.09 grams of esrar, 71.52 grams of cocaine, 364 pills and cash. The four were to be taken to the chief prosecutor's office.
