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Turkish Police detain 148 in anti-narcotics operations

by Tunde
October 9, 2023
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Turkish Police detained 148 suspected drug traffickers in anti-narcotics operations across 21 provinces, the country’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Monday. The simultaneous raids took place in provinces including Istanbul, Bursa, Sivas, Bolu, Kahramanmaras, Osmaniye, Igdir, Usak and Mugla, Yerlikaya said on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. Drugs seized include 300kg […]

Police seize nearly 450-kg drugs in Türkiye’s Istanbul

Turkish anti-narcotics police seized nearly 450 kilogrammes of methamphetamine and arrested five suspects, including a foreigner, in Istanbul, the governor’s office said in a statement on Monday. The operation comes as part of a probe into the illicit trafficking of drugs, said the statement. Upon a tip-off, the Police began tracking the suspects allegedly involved […]