200 kilograms of drugs were seized on a boat in Istanbul.

200 kilograms of drugs were seized on a boat in Istanbul.

15.04.2026 00:06

The Ministry of Interior announced that 200 kilograms of narcotics were seized in an operation off the coast of Istanbul. In the operation conducted by the Gendarmerie and Coast Guard, 6 members of an organized crime group were apprehended.

The Ministry of Interior announced that 200 kilograms of narcotics were seized on a boat off the coast of Istanbul in the Black Sea.

DRUG OPERATION IN THE BLACK SEA

According to the post shared from the Ministry's social media account, a joint operation was organized in the Black Sea with the coordination of the Gendarmerie General Command Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Department, the Coast Guard Marmara and Straits Regional Command, and the Kırklareli Republic Prosecutor's Office.

200 KILOGRAMS OF NARCOTICS SEIZED

In the operation that uncovered the "drug smuggling" network in the Black Sea, 200 kilograms of skunk hidden on a boat off the coast of Istanbul were seized, and 6 suspects who are members of the organized crime group were captured.

The post stated, "We continue our fight against drugs both on land and at sea with our heroic Gendarmerie and Coast Guard. We congratulate our Department Directorate, our Coast Guard Marmara and Straits Regional Command, our Provincial Gendarmerie Commands, our heroic Gendarmerie, our Republic Prosecutor's Office, and all those who contributed."

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