Türkiye detains 940 in nationwide anti-drug operations

ANKARA, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Turkish authorities detained 940 suspects in anti-drug operations carried out across 70 provinces over the past 10 days, Türkiye Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Friday.

More than 565 kg of narcotics and 357,180 pills were seized during the operations, the Turkish minister said on the social media platform X.

Yerlikaya said that the large-scale operations were conducted with the participation of 1,420 teams, 3,550 personnel, 13 aerial units, and 49 narcotic detection dogs.

"This struggle against drugs is a fight to safeguard our young people, who are the guarantee of our future," he said.

Türkiye, often used by illegal drug dealers as a transit hub, has been conducting extensive operations domestically and internationally against drug smuggling. Enditem