NewsTurkish Police Deal Major Blow To Drug Trade In 2020

Turkish Police Deal Major Blow To Drug Trade In 2020

31.12.2020 22:57

20 tons of marijuana, 11 tons of heroin, 800 kilograms of cocaine seized in 140,000 operations in 2020, police say.

Turkish police dealt a heavy blow to drug-dealing with their operations conducted across the country throughout the year.

Some 140,000 anti-narcotic operations were conducted in 2020 and at least 20 tons of marijuana, 11 tons of heroin, 800 kilograms (1763 pounds) of cocaine, and 100 million Turkish lira ($13.44 million) were seized.

The police also shared videos of operations conducted by the anti-narcotics teams.​​​​​​​ -

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