Operation in 24 provinces: 1 ton 124 kilograms of drugs seized.

Operation in 24 provinces: 1 ton 124 kilograms of drugs seized.

09.02.2026 08:51

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that a total of 1 ton 124 kilograms of drugs and 1 million 826 thousand pills were seized in operations carried out in 24 provinces. In the last 10 days, 144 people were arrested.

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that in operations against drug dealers in 24 provinces over the last 10 days, 1 ton 124 kilograms of drugs and 1 million 826 thousand pills were seized, and 144 people were arrested.

1 TON OF DRUGS SEIZED

According to a post made by Minister Ali Yerlikaya on his social media account, in coordination with the public prosecutors' offices and the EGM Narcotic Crimes Department, provincial police departments conducted operations in Istanbul, Gaziantep, Hakkari, Kırklareli, Van, Erzurum, Diyarbakır, Bitlis, Siirt, Kütahya, Aydın, Bursa, Hatay, İzmir, Ankara, Konya, Samsun, Manisa, Tekirdağ, Kayseri, Artvin, Kastamonu, Çorum, and Kırıkkale. In the operations carried out in the last 10 days, 1 ton 124 kilograms of drugs and 1 million 826 thousand pills were seized.

"I CONGRATULATE THOSE WHO CONTRIBUTED"

Minister Yerlikaya, who also announced that 144 people were arrested in connection with the matter, stated, "Our fight against drugs is a struggle to protect our youth, who are the guarantee of our future. I congratulate those who contributed."

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