Israeli man growing, selling cannabis nabbed in Türkiye’s Muğla
View of drugs and equipment seized in the operation, in Muğla, southwestern Türkiye, Oct. 13, 2022. (DHA PHOTO)


Turkish security forces detained two suspects, including an Israeli national, for growing and selling cannabis in Menteşe, a district of the southwestern province of Muğla.

Two suspects were detained on Thursday from a farmhouse that was protected by six pitbull dogs. Inside, gendarmerie forces found 22 kilograms (48.5 pounds) of skunk drug, 2 kilograms of resin heroin, five pieces of cannabis and equipment used in drug production.

The suspects are identified as 54-year-old Israeli national S.B.D. and 32-year-old Turkish national B.A.Ç. Both suspects were under surveillance for two months.