A 64-year-old woman was caught on Saturday with more than 12 kilograms of marijuana in Turkey's central Sivas province.

The woman named Nadide M. was caught on a coach bus traveling from eastern province of Diyarbakır to eastern Bursa province during a road check conducted by the security forces at a location close to Gürün district of Sivas.

After the narcotics dog's responses alarmed the security forces, a search was conducted in the woman's seat, which led them to find marijuana in stashed in a small pillow.

The woman reportedly made her grandchildren sit on the pillow to direct the attention away it during her trip.

Nadide M. was arrested, while the 12 kg and 125 grams of marijuana was seized by the security forces.