STORY: Turkish police seize 450 kg meth in IstanbulDATELINE: Aug. 21, 2023LENGTH: 00:01:27LOCATION: ISTANBUL, TürkiyeCATEGORY: POLITICSSHOTLIST:1. various of police officers in operation2. various of police officers unloading drugs3. a photo of drugs seized from the operationSTORYLINE:Five suspects, including a foreigner, were detained after almost 450 kilograms of methamphetamine was seized by Turkish anti-narcotics police in Istanbul, officials said on Monday.The operation comes as part of a probe into illicit trafficking of drugs.Acting on a tip-off, the police began tracking the suspects involved in drug trafficking and stopped a car and two trucks in Istanbul's Tuzla district, the governor's office said in a statement.During the search, the police found 447.5 kg of liquid narcotics drugs in 20 drums, the office said.Turkish security forces frequently launch operations against drug dealers as part of an ongoing nationwide crackdown on drug use and trafficking.Last month, the Istanbul governor's office announced that a total of 8.5 tons of narcotic substances and more than 2.5 million drug pills had been seized in narcotic operations throughout the city since January.Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Istanbul, Türkiye.(XHTV)
