Turkish police bust 366 suspected drug dealers

STORY: Turkish police bust 366 suspected drug dealers SHOOTING TIME: May 10, 2024 DATELINE: May 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish police launching a nationwide anti-drugs operation (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish police detained 366 suspects in a wide scale of operations against drug dealers, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Friday. The operations, dubbed "Narkocelik-16," were conducted against drug manufacturers and dealers in 20 provinces, Yerlikaya said on social media X, not specifying the action time. A total of 230 teams and 980 gendarmerie personnel participated in the operations, and seized 700 kg narcotics and 13,000 narcotic pills, he said. Türkiye, used by illegal drug dealers as a transit hub, has toughened crackdown on drug smuggling since last year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara. (XHTV)