Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya emphasized in his statement on his social media account that the operations will continue to increase and that drug dealers will not be given any breathing room.
Minister Yerlikaya stated the following:
Within the scope of the work carried out by the Istanbul Provincial Police Department's Narcotics Crimes Division, 1 ton 237 kg of methamphetamine was seized in operations conducted in the Sultanbeyli and Pendik districts, as well as in İnegöl with the support of the Bursa Narcotics Crimes Division. 5 suspects were apprehended.
Narkogüç operations were carried out in the rural areas of Lice and in Gaziantep by the Diyarbakır Provincial Gendarmerie and Gaziantep Provincial Gendarmerie Commands to cut off the financial resources of the Separatist Terrorist Organization (BTÖ).
2 tons 650 kilograms of cannabis, 3 million 450 thousand cannabis plants, 1 million 200 thousand skunk plants, and
121 kg of skunk (in Gaziantep) were seized. 8 suspects were apprehended in the operation.
ZEHİR TACİRLERİNE YÖNELİK NARKOGÜÇ OPERASYONLARI KAPSAMINDA İSTANBUL VE İNEGÖL’DE DÜZENLENLENEN OPERASYONLARDA 5??;
— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) October 20, 2023
DİYARBAKIR VE GAZİANTEP’TE DÜZENLENEN OPERASYONDA İSE 8?? ŞÜPHELİ ŞAHIS YAKALANDI. ÇOK BÜYÜK MİKTARDA UYUŞTURUCU ELE GEÇİRİLDİ??
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