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Turkish police target 913 suspects in nation-wide counter-narcotics op

Security forces carried out an extensive nationwide counter-narcotics operation throughout Turkey

Daily Sabah TÜRKIYE
Published May 08,2017
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Police carried out an extensive nationwide counter-narcotics operation throughout Turkey, targeting a total of 913 suspects, reports said Monday.

According to reports, the operation was launched against drug trafficking suspects in 79 provinces.

A total of 1,676 police teams and 7,118 staff reportedly participated in the operations, which was supported by teams from counter-terror department and anti-smuggling and organized crime departments.

In the capital, police raided 13 different places and detained some suspects.

The annual revenue from cannabis production and sales is around 500 million TL ($170 million), and another $1.5 billion is raked in from drug trafficking.