Turkish police detain 363 drug suspects

STORY: Turkish police detain 363 drug suspects SHOOTING TIME: May 7, 2024 DATELINE: May 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish police launching wide-scale operations against drug dealers across the country and detaining 363 suspects (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: A nationwide police crackdown on drug dealers has led to the detention of 363 suspects, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Tuesday. The "Narcocelik-15" operation targeted local crime syndicates, as well as drug manufacturers and dealers. It was carried out across 52 provinces, including Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and Antalya, Yerlikaya said on social media platform X. The minister did not specify exactly when the operation took place. The police seized 217 kg of narcotics and more than 1.1 million narcotic pills, Yerlikaya said. The operations involved 936 police teams and a total of 2,340 personnel, along with nine aircraft and 38 narcotics detection dogs, the