Ministry of Interior Affairs announced Thursday that more from 1 ton of Cannabis and 2.1 million cannabis plants were seized during operations against PKK terrorist group.
Operations held in Southeast Province of Turkey of Diar Baker latest in series of Operations named after the boy Erin Bolbol, who was killed by terrorists in Northern Turkey in 2017 and Muhammed Şilek is a specialized sergeant who killed, killed last year in clash with terrorists in The area.
Troops from the local gendarmerie in Diyarbakir, gendarmerie commando units and elite special operations branch of The gendarmerie, as well as the village guards, who are paramilitary force Helping the security forces in Processes. The ministry said that about 1,165 personnel Rural areas raided locations in Lice, live of Diar Baker. It did not say whether any of the suspects were arrested during the operations that targeted 136 locations in Two rural neighborhoods. Security forces found 989 kg (2,180 lb) of cannabis in Powder in the form of 62 kg of Unprocessed cannabis and more More than 2.1 million cannabis plants are illegally grown and hidden Among other crops while combing the two areas, along with Three AK-47s and 20 kg of used ammonium nitrate in explosives.
Sharing details of the operation on for him social media Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said they are determined to root out out drugs trade and terrorism.
In recent years, Turkey has stepped up Efforts to cut off Drug supplies to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, which is believed to be the largest drug smuggler to Europe, with Interpol estimate up to 80% of European illicit drug markets are provided by smuggling networks controlled by the PKK. Away playing a key part in Drug smuggling between Europe and Asia group It uses several areas controls in Northern Iraq and Syria as production centers for Heroin and other drugs.
Lice, commonly known as the birthplace of the PKK in 1978, was on receiving party of anti-drug raids in The past like that. a small region with a population of about 26000 peoplelice have slow economy Apart from farming and raising livestock which is notorious for Drug production controlled by the PKK. Lice experts say the Southeast region favorite for Agriculture of Cannabis because its climate is suitable and its mountainous terrain easily hinders it access to the security forces. Although there are no specific numbers availableauthorities believe about two-thirds of Illegal Cannabis Cultivated in Turkey is grown around Diyarbakir.
