Ministry of Interior Affairs announced on Monday 700 kilograms (1543.24 pounds) of Marijuana powder and 511 grams of Methamphetamine was confiscated in anti-drug operation in eastern Turkey.
Minister Suleiman Soylu announced the operation via for him social media Calculation, indicating that fight against Drug smuggling was going on.”with resolve. ” the operation took place in rural area of Bashkal area of Van province bordering Iran. The gendarmerie, based on intelligence, discovered the drugs in 21 Mobile and it is not clear if any of the suspects have been arrested in Connection with drugs.
Turkey is a transit route for drug smugglers operating Between Asia and Europe. Drugs are smuggled from Asia to Europe via Turkey while produced synthetic drugs in Europe is smuggled into the Middle East. The country, however, stepped up up Her efforts to seal out drug smuggling through which terrorist groups and international Gang profits.
Turkey seized 0.7 tons of amphetamine in 2020, including 2.9 million Captagon pills latest year with available According to the European Union’s European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA). Across the continent, 21.2 tons of Amphetamine seized in 2020. Also in 2020, Turkey seized 4.1 tons of Methamphetamine, a large number compared to just 1 ton took over in 2019, according to an EMCDDA report. However, methamphetamine remained a staple problem in terms of Efforts to reduce drug useaccording to the report that says The problem concentrated in Czechs, Germany, Slovakia and Turkey, “which together represent for 93% of 9,400 methamphetamine customers reported in 2020, 4200 of Who were the first time customers.” Turkey also led efforts in Nuba of Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) in Europe. captured record 11.1 million MDMA tablets in 2020 compared to 8.7 million in 2019, far more MDMA Controlled Tablets & Powder in European Union countrieswhich amounted to total of 1 ton and 4.7 million tablets.
In heroin seizures, the country also Drove with Seizures totaling 13.4 tons in 2020, for 5.1 tons in European Union member states, despite the seizure of heroin of The country was less than 20 tons seized in 2019. “Indicators of heroin use and discounts in Quantity of Heroin seized by Turkey and Bulgaria in 2020 together with I mentioned big fits in Another crossing countries Suggests that COVID-19 transport restrictions may have disrupted trade of This drug is along the Balkan route to the European Union. This is possible also help Explanation of the deficiency of heroin in 2020 mentioned by some countries,” the report says.
