
In drug operations organized in 35 provinces under the coordination of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 264 suspects were caught and 172 people were arrested.
In drug operations organized in 35 provinces under the coordination of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 264 suspects were caught and 172 were arrested; A large amount of drugs and cannabis root were seized.
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Operations to combat drug crimes are organized across the country under the coordination of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs announced that operations were carried out against drug dealers and illegal cannabis cultivation in 35 provinces under the coordination of the Gendarmerie General Command's Anti-Narcotic Crimes Department and the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
2,205 narcotics and public order teams and 11,025 personnel participated in the operations. During the operations, 653 kilograms of drugs and 410 thousand 412 drug pills were seized. In addition, 1 million 229 thousand hemp and skunk plants were destroyed.
172 ARREST
While 264 suspects were caught during the operations, 172 of the suspects were arrested and a judicial control order was imposed on 92 of them.
In the statement of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it was stated that the suspects were found to be carrying out the drug trade in an organized manner, selling drugs through social media and messaging applications, and cultivating illegal cannabis and skunk.

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