Turkish security forces arrest 72 suspects in anti-narcotic operations

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Turkish security forces arrest 72 suspects in anti-narcotic operations

STORY: Turkish security forces arrest 72 suspects in anti-narcotic operations DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:19 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the anti-narcotic operations of Turkish security forces across Türkiye (courtesy of Ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Turkish security forces detained at least 72 suspects in anti-narcotic operations across seven provinces, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said in a statement on Sunday. The operations were carried out in the provinces of Agri, Mugla, Diyarbakir, Tekirdag, Sakarya, Aydin and Bingol, according to the statement. It added that 9.5 kg of cannabis and various narcotics weighing 0.5 kg were seized in Sakarya, 13 kg of cannabis in Bingol, and some 2.2 kg of cannabis and 1.6 kg of methamphetamine in Aydin. In addition, some 15,680 pills were seized in Tekirdag, 80 kg of powdered cannabis, 834,000 hemp plants, etc., in Diyarbakir, and 2 kg and 25 kg of liquid methamphetamine in Mugla and Agri, respectively. "We will

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