18.11.2025 09:58
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that 490.5 kilograms of skunk, 71 kilograms of heroin, and 1 million 446 thousand drug pills were seized during operations conducted in Istanbul last week. In operations carried out in the districts of Fatih, Çatalca, Beylikdüzü, Avcılar, and Esenyurt, 9 suspects were arrested. Minister Yerlikaya stated, "We are fighting this battle not only for our country but for all of humanity."
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya made a statement on his official X account regarding the operations against drugs conducted in Istanbul last week.
1.5 MILLION DRUG PILLS SEIZED
In his post sharing the details of the operation, Minister Yerlikaya stated: "With our operations in Istanbul last week; we seized 490.5 kg of skunk, 71 kg of heroin, and 1 million 446 thousand drug pills, preventing them from being offered to people and harming public health."
9 SUSPECTS ARRESTED
Coordinated by our EGM Narcotic Crimes Department and Istanbul Police Department; as a result of the efforts of the Narcotic Crimes and Intelligence Branches, we arrested 9 suspects in our operations conducted in the districts of Fatih, Çatalca, Beylikdüzü, Avcılar, and Esenyurt.
"WE FIGHT NOT ONLY FOR OUR COUNTRY BUT FOR ALL HUMANITY"
Our entire struggle is to protect all our citizens, especially our youth, from drugs, which is a crime against humanity. And we are fighting this battle not only for our country but for all humanity. I congratulate those who contributed."