PKK militants are profiting from USD1.5 billion which are coming from drugs per year, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu unveiled.

Terrorism and drugs have joined hands, warned the Turkish minister during the Fight With Narcotic Crimes Evaluation Meeting.

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The interior minister said the 28 members of the EU seized a total amount of 4.27 tons of heroin in 2016.

“The amount we [Turkey] seized alone in 2017 was 15 tons and 17.9 tons in 2018,” he added.

In its more than 30-year “terror campaign” against Turkey – the PKK, recognised as a terrorist group by Turkey, the US, and the EU – has been responsible for the deaths of some 40,000 people.

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Turkey: PKK earns $1.5B annually from drugs

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