'Unprecedented' Europe raids net 200 arrests, drugs haul

Unprecedented Europe Raids Net 200 Arrests, Drugs Haul

Police staged unprecedented raids against four organised crime groups on Tuesday, arresting more than 200 people in five European countries, primarily in Turkey, in a massive blow against drug-trafficking networks, officials said. Alongside the arrests, officers in Operation Bu ..

Raids in Europe Lead to 232 Arrests as Turkish Organized Crime Targeted

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Tuesday that 234 people involved in drug trafficking have been arrested in an operation coordinated with several European countries. The European Union’s police agency, Europol, said Operation Bulut (“cloud” in Turkish) was a data-driven operation built on intelligence extracted from the SkyECC and AN0M encrypted platforms, which were taken down in 2021. Europol’s executive deputy director of opera…

Turkey, Europol Arrest 234 in Major Drug Trafficking Crackdown - The Media Line

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"This is one of the most significant blows against organized crime groups in recent years," said Europol's director.

'Unprecedented' Europe raids net 200 arrests, drugs haul

Police staged "unprecedented" raids against four organised crime groups on Tuesday, arresting more than 200 people in five European countries, primarily in Turkey, in a "massive blow" against drug-trafficking networks, officials said.

According to Europol, key figures within criminal organisations who played an important role in drug trafficking and money laundering have been arrested.