At least 74 suspects were arrested and millions of dollars seized in.the largest anti-narcotics operation in Turkey’s history, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.
The operation, titled Swamp, was conducted in collaboration with nine countries and led to the arrest of 74 suspects and the seizure of 70 million Turkish liras (over $10 million), while 281 properties were seized as part of the operation, the ministry said in a statement.
Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu told reporters in the capital Ankara that the crime group has two kingpins, with one of them wanted with an Interpol red notice, handed down a 26-year prison term in Brazil and theNetherlands.
Anti-narcotics teams targeted individuals involved in drug trafficking and other illegal activities in Turkey, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, England, Spain, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and.other countries since the 90s, according to a security source, who requested anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media.
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