ASENA flags a car at a Şırnak checkpoint; 86.6 kg of skunk found

AI system

System: ASENA (Analiz Sistemleri Narkotik Ağı), Turkish police narcotics analysis software
Model: Not assessed
Release: Not assessed
Provider: Not assessed
Role: Not assessed
Configuration: Not assessed
Inputs and outputs: Not assessed
Autonomy: Not assessed
Workflow: A police analysis program that ranks vehicles for interdiction. A fixed checkpoint at which a flagged car can be stopped and searched. A narcotics dog and officers prepared to search the trunk.
Human oversight: Not assessed
Relation to AI: ASENA supplied the selection and nothing more. DHA's wording is that the vehicle was identified and stopped “thanks to the ASENA software”. The dog Hector then found the packages and officers made the arrests. No report describes ASENA's inputs, its ranking method, or whether an analyst reviewed the flag before the stop.
AI contribution: ASENA supplied the selection and nothing more. DHA's wording is that the vehicle was identified and stopped “thanks to the ASENA software”. The dog Hector then found the packages and officers made the arrests. No report describes ASENA's inputs, its ranking method, or whether an analyst reviewed the flag before the stop.

Participants: Operator: Şırnak Provincial Police Directorate (Turkish National Police).
Jurisdictions: Benefit: Şırnak, Turkey. Operator: Turkey.
Ownership and control: Not assessed
Dependencies: Not assessed
Cross-border connections: Not assessed
Geopolitical implications: Not assessed

Conditions for replication: The flag must be followed by a lawful stop and a physical search. The software only selects. Seized material and arrests must be carried through prosecution.
Replication attempts: Not assessed
Later findings: Not assessed
Availability: Not assessed
Institutional decision: Not assessed
Grounds: Not assessed
Action and result: Not assessed
Success criterion: Not assessed

Assessed benefits: Society. Organizations.
Depth: Society: 2. Organizations: 2.
Reasons: Society: 86.6 kg of skunk was taken out of circulation and three suspects remanded. A measurable interdiction result, but the reports specify no downstream harm averted. Organizations: The Şırnak police turned a software flag into a large seizure and three remands, per the DHA and İHA reports. A measurable result for the unit.
Observed or intended: Not assessed
Rubric: Not assessed
Assessor and date: Not assessed
Alternative assessments: Not assessed
Fill: Independently reported

Kind: Not assessed
Related entries: Not assessed
Field: Law enforcement / narcotics interdiction. Checkpoint vehicle screening.
Purpose: Police analysis software built to pick out vehicles and people likely to be carrying narcotics for checkpoint stops. This seizure was that use.
Dates: Date basis unassessed: 2025 (precision unassessed). Updated: 21 October 2026.
Stage: Not assessed
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News report Independent author

Sözcü / DHA (2025). 86 kilo uyuşturucuyu narkotik köpeği buldu. Sözcü, March 17, 2025.
News report Independent author

Habertürk / DHA (2025). Durdurulan araçtaki 86 kilo uyuşturucuyu Hektor buldu. Habertürk, March 17, 2025.
News report Independent author

Diken / İHA (2025). Şırnak'ta 86 kilo uyuşturucuyla yakalanan üç avukat tutuklandı. Diken, March 18, 2025.
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OECD.AI (2025). AI-Driven Raid Seizes 86.6 kg of Drugs in Şırnak, Three Lawyers Arrested. OECD AI Incidents and Hazards Monitor, 2025-03-17.