Turkish police seize 1.15 tons of drugs, 14.2 million narcotic pills: minister

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Turkish police seize 1.15 tons of drugs, 14.2 million narcotic pills: minister

STORY: Turkish police seize 1.15 tons of drugs, 14.2 million narcotic pills: minister SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 21, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish security forces seizing drugs and narcotic pills in anti-narcotic operations across 47 provinces of Türkiye (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish police have seized 1.15 tons of drugs and 14.2 million narcotic pills in anti-narcotic operations across 47 provinces, the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Thursday. A total of 376 suspects were detained in the operations that involved 535 teams, 1,094 personnel and 21 detector dogs, Yerlikaya said in a post on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. "Our fight against drug dealers, terrorist organizations and organized crime organizations that poison our people will continue with determination," he said. Located at the crossroads of Asia and Europe, Türkiye has been grappling with international dru

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