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Turkey organized crime crackdown

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In late July 2026 Turkish authorities launched the "Narko Kapan Gaziantep" operation, arresting 382 of 548 suspects across Gaziantep and 13 other provinces. A week later, police in the Bodrum region linked a July 22 vehicle attack in Bodrum was linked to an organized‑crime network, seizing skunk, cocaine and cash in prompting a drone‑assisted raid that led seized skunk, cocaine and cash, leading to two convictions. On 4 August, a second drone‑supported operation raid in Bodrum recovered 16.4 g of skunk, 0.3 g of cocaine and roughly 206 000 TRY in cash and foreign currency, resulting in prison sentences for with two traffickers and additional charges for buyers. Later that day, coordinated sentenced. Coordinated raids nationwide uncovered further caches. In Istanbul, a joint jandarma‑police team caches: Istanbul police seized 257,850 illicit pills and detained two manufacturers. In manufacturers; in Şırnak’s Silopi district, district officers discovered 7 kg 115 g of methamphetamine concealed hidden in clothing, detaining one suspect for investigation. These suspect. Additional actions illustrate broadened the continued expansion crackdown: in Konya police seized 236 unlicensed firearms and intensification 15 cartridges, arresting three individuals; Antalya authorities detained seven people in a prostitution probe, placing several under judicial control; Istanbul’s anti‑gang operations resulted in a total of Turkey’s 19 arrests and the seizure of a ballistic vest, a steel vest and an unlicensed pistol. These coordinated efforts illustrate a broad, intensified nationwide campaign against by Turkish law‑enforcement agencies to dismantle organized‑crime networks, drug trafficking trafficking, illegal arms and related organized‑crime violence. illicit activities.

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  3. 2026-08-05 19:02 UTC Turkey organized crime crackdown
  4. 2026-08-04 21:11 UTC Turkey organized crime crackdown

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