Turkish police arrested 525 suspected drug dealers in early morning hours in rations across the capital Ankara, in, as the Minister of Internal Affairs Ali Yerlikaya, “the greatest surgery against narcotics” in the history of the country.
The operation included thousands of police officers, dogs, drones and helicopters, and was focused on more than 625 addresses, Yerlikaya stated.
Raids were the result of “technical and physical supervision” over each suspect for six months, he added.
“Narcodan-Ankara” operasyonumuzda 525 bagacı gözaltına alındı.
Bugün Sabah 05.00’Da Başlayan Cumhuriyet Tarihimizzin en Büyük Uyuşturucu Operasyonunu Başkentimiz Ankara’da Gerçekleştirdik:
Bu Operasyonumzuzun adı “narcocan-ankara”
Operasyondaki Hedefimiz Özellkle … pic.twitter.com/pxugtgksti– Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYRlikaya) April 17, 2025
Yerlikaya said many of those arrested suspects for sale narcotics “in settlements and on the streets through online communication platforms.”
More than 230 arrested after Europol broke four large drug smuggling networks
“We showed again very clearly to these troves: the streets you stepped into the blind street,” Yerlikaya wrote on his / her profile.
The Ministry of the Interior said the action would continue and that there will be even arrests in the coming days. Raids in Turkey followed the great surgery at the entire Europe earlier this week, aimed at international drug trade networks and money laundering.
More than 230 people were arrested during the survey he led by Europol, with the participation of police forces from the Netherlands, Turkey, Germany, Spain and Belgium. Property is poured in the amount of about 400 million lires (51m euros).
(Vijesti.ba)
