“The Road of Heroin and Captagon changedInterior Minister Suleyman Soylu told reporters, ” joined Police chiefs in Immediately aftermath of a series of Drug control operations in in early time hours of Monday.
Soylu was in Kocaeli for Press conference after the anti-drug police arrested 269 suspects in Huge operation in The city and neighboring Sakarya. It was latest Before dawn, hold in Almost every province every week, as Turkey seeks to root out drug and drug trafficking activities use.
“we were not give in for drugs like Europe. our strugglewe pressed on Drug traffickers forced smugglers to change course. we also see a drop in smuggling of Bonzai,” referring to a cheap synthetic drug that was once popular on Streets.
Turkish stepped up Anti-drug efforts five years ago when annual drug-related deaths reached 941. In 2021, that number has dropped to around 190 as authorities increase that number. of drug counter operations, with Help of new Police units, including “narcotics teamsScattered around schools and other places where children risk exposure to drugs
The country is located at a crossroads between Asia and Europe, a route exploited by drug traffickers who bring in “organic” drugs from Asia. countries To European markets and carrying synthetic drugs produced in European Pharmaceutical Laboratories for Asia countriesincluding Turkey.
Minister Soylu said the raids were carried out out to me ensure The “total collapse of Pharmaceutical sales networks, unlike Europe that gave in in that it struggle Drugs are legalized use. “They think they can control it by legalizing it but insteadit leads to an increase in pharmaceutical supplies. For example, 70 tons of Cocaine seized in Harbor in Belgium last yearand in just one operation, “he told reporters. The minister also It is implied that renewal of law enforcement personnel I may have played role in more drug bouts. “Just one the fourth of Drugs seized in the eastern and southeastern regions before July 15, but we are now able to confiscate three-quarters before we ship them to the West,” he said, referring to that day. of Coup Attempt by the FETÖ Terrorist Group (FETÖ) in 2016. FETÖ accused of Widespread infiltration of the country’s law enforcement, military and bureaucracy.
Soylu stated that Turkey also Achieve progress in Seizures of methamphetamine noting that 15 tons of Methamphetamine has been seized so far this year. “But we should keep in Keep in mind that any drugs you manage to get off the streets are being replaced with international system. else yearWe seized 22 tons of heroin and this yearhe is down to about 9 tons. We see a change in The Road of Smuggling to the South into the Mediterranean.” Soylu also A. praised decline in Drug-related deaths that dropped to 270 last year Another downtrend follows this year.
