424 suspects remanded in custody in drug operations as 2,367 kilograms seized

Of the 894 suspects detained in drug operations over the past 10 days, 424 were remanded in custody and judicial control measures were imposed on 93. The operations also resulted in the seizure of 4,034,459 drug pills and 1,917 kilograms of synthetic pharmaceutical raw material.

Scraper SystemSeptember 07, 2026, 05:42 PM

424 suspects remanded in custody in drug operations as 2,367 kilograms seized

The ministry said operations targeting drug dealers were conducted over the past 10 days under the coordination of the General Directorate of Security’s Narcotics Crimes Department and the chief public prosecutor’s offices.

A total of 1,345 teams and 3,360 personnel took part in the operations conducted in Adana, Adıyaman, Afyonkarahisar, Ağrı, Aksaray, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Aydın, Balıkesir, Bartın, Batman, Bayburt, Bingöl, Bitlis, Bolu, Burdur, Bursa, Çanakkale, Çankırı, Çorum, Denizli, Diyarbakır, Düzce, Edirne, Elazığ, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, Giresun, Hakkari, Hatay, Iğdır, Isparta, Istanbul, İzmir, Kahramanmaraş, Karaman, Kars, Kayseri, Kırıkkale, Kırklareli, Kilis, Kocaeli, Konya, Kütahya, Malatya, Manisa, Mardin, Mersin, Muğla, Muş, Nevşehir, Niğde, Ordu, Osmaniye, Rize, Sakarya, Samsun, Siirt, Sinop, Sivas, Şanlıurfa, Şırnak, Tekirdağ, Tokat, Trabzon, Uşak, Van, Yalova, Yozgat and Zonguldak. The operations used 11 aircraft and 43 narcotics detection dogs.

Drugs seized

The operations resulted in the seizure of 2 tons, 367 kilograms and 634 grams of drugs, along with 4,034,459 drug pills. The seized materials included 1,917 kilograms of synthetic pharmaceutical raw material.