Turkish gendarmerie teams detained 140 suspects in drug-related operations across 28 provinces, with 80 of them arrested.
According to a statement from the Interior Ministry on Tuesday, provincial gendarmerie units conducted operations targeting drug dealers and illegal cannabis cultivation in coordination with the Gendarmerie General Command’s Department of Counter-Narcotics and local chief public prosecutor’s offices.
A total of 6,285 personnel took part in the operations.
Authorities seized 548 kilograms of drugs and 2.788 million drug pills during the operations. Of the 140 suspects detained, 80 were arrested, while judicial control measures were imposed on 60 others.
Investigators determined that the suspects provided funding for drug production, organized drug trafficking operations and sold drugs through social media and messaging applications.
