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Police operations yield seizure of 220 kilos of drugs in 41 cities

Police operations yield seizure of 220 kilos of drugs in 41 cities

Over 200 suspects have been apprehended during the operations, says the interior minister.

25 January 2024

Interpol suspect captured in İstanbul for drug financing

Interpol suspect captured in İstanbul for drug financing

The apprehension of Aloqlah is the most recent in a series of arrests involving international crime suspects in Turkey over the past few months.

13 December 2023

Drug raids in 30 cities

Drug raids in 30 cities

Based on evidence obtained from technical and physical surveillance and findings, arrest warrants were issued for 476 suspects as part of the investigation.

7 November 2023

Police seize over 400 kilos of methamphetamine at İstanbul Airport

Police seize over 400 kilos of methamphetamine at İstanbul Airport

The stashes of the substance were seized in a cargo shipment destined for Asian countries, the authorities have revealed.

Record cocaine seizure in Sicily: Ship planned to set sail for Turkey after offloading

Record cocaine seizure in Sicily: Ship planned to set sail for Turkey after offloading

While this particular ship had offloaded the cocaine before its planned departure for Turkey, recent years witnessed major cocaine seizures on vessels bound for the country.

Turkey's heroin seizures more than doubled entire EU in 2021, reveals drug report

Turkey's heroin seizures more than doubled entire EU in 2021, reveals drug report

According to the EMCDDA report, the significant increase in the seizure of various types of drugs has neither affected their supply nor their price.

19 June 2023 Ayça Söylemez

Kılıçdaroğlu vows to wipe out drug lords in Turkey

Kılıçdaroğlu vows to wipe out drug lords in Turkey

The opposition candidate blamed the government for what he called "a plague" and promised to fight drug use and trade in Turkey if he is elected the president.

Accused of drug trafficking, casino tycoon Halil Falyalı assassinated in Northern Cyprus

Accused of drug trafficking, casino tycoon Halil Falyalı assassinated in Northern Cyprus

In his video confessions, exiled mob boss Sedat Peker had described Falyalı as a key figure in cocaine trafficking between Colombia and Turkey. He was also accused of being involved in illegal betting.

9 February 2022

Sued by former PM's son, Peker says he will release new documents on cocaine trafficking

Sued by former PM's son, Peker says he will release new documents on cocaine trafficking

Prosecutors and the police do nothing about cocaine smugglers who "have photos with ministers," the exiled mob boss has claimed.

23 September 2021

Crime leader's cocaine smuggling allegations against former PM's son on parliamentary agenda

Crime leader's cocaine smuggling allegations against former PM's son on parliamentary agenda

Sedat Peker claimed in a YouTube video on Sunday that Binali Yıldırım's son traveled to Venezuela to organize cocaine delivery to Turkey.

Sedat Peker claims to reveal new cocaine route between Colombia-Venezuela-Turkey

Sedat Peker claims to reveal new cocaine route between Colombia-Venezuela-Turkey

In a new YouTube video, the mafia boss in a self-imposed exile continued making allegations against people close to the government. Former PM Binali Yıldırım's son is at the center of his drug trafficking claims.

23 May 2021 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Opposition presses government on 616-kilo cocaine stash seized in Turkey-bound ship

Opposition presses government on 616-kilo cocaine stash seized in Turkey-bound ship

In May 2020, cocaine was seized in a ship that departed from a port that was operated by a Turkey-based company in Ecuador. No investigation was launched into the incident in Turkey.