Hundreds detained in Turkey's biggest ever drugs raid in Ankara, interior ministry says
- Turkish police detained 525 suspected drug dealers in Ankara in what Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya called the "biggest narcotics operation" in the country's history.
- The operation involved thousands of police officers and targeted over 625 addresses with the help of drones and helicopters.
- Many arrests were linked to selling narcotics via internet communication platforms, as noted by Yerlikaya.
- The Interior Ministry indicated that detentions would continue in the coming days, following a Europe-wide operation that led to over 230 arrests.
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Türkiye conducts its largest-ever drug operation in Ankara
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that the largest anti-drug operation in the history of the republic was carried out in Ankara, where 525 street dealers were detained in the operation code-named "Narkokapan-Ankara."

Turkey detains 525 suspects in country's biggest anti-drugs operation, minister says
Turkish police have detained 525 suspected drug dealers in dawn operations across the capital, Ankara, in what Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya described as the biggest anti-narcotics operation in the country's history.
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