1.2 kilograms of cannabis seized, one person detained
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- Turkish gendarmerie detained a suspect in Yahyalı, Kayseri province, during an operation targeting suspected drug trafficking.
- Officers seized 1.2 kilograms of cannabis, a handgun, ammunition, a mobile phone and drug-use equipment.
Turkish gendarmerie detained one person and seized 1.2 kilograms of cannabis during an operation in Yahyalı, in Kayseri province.
Teams from the Provincial Gendarmerie Command’s Anti-Narcotics Unit searched the address of a suspect identified as V.B. The operation targeted people allegedly planning to traffic drugs in the area.
Officers also found a handgun, a magazine, four rounds of ammunition, a mobile phone and equipment used to consume drugs. The suspect’s processing at the gendarmerie station was continuing.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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