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MarketsEkonomimTurkish, translatedFiled 4 days ago

No passage for drugs at customs: 54 tons of prohibited substances seized

Original headlineGümrüklerde uyuşturucuya geçit yok: 54 ton yasaklı maddeye el konuldu

Open the sourceReported by Ekonomim, ekonomim.com, 8 November 2026

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Turkey’s Trade Ministry customs enforcement teams seized 54 tons and 480 kilograms of narcotics in operations conducted between January and October, blocking the drugs from entering the country. The figure reflects the combined haul from multiple operations over the ten-month period. The scale of the seizures underscores the ministry’s focus on border enforcement as a front-line defense against illicit drug trafficking. Details on the number of individual operations, the types of narcotics involved, and any arrests were not specified in the report.

Muhabbit's AI wrote this summary in its own words from Ekonomim's report and translated it from Turkish. It can get details wrong, so check the source.

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Ticaret Bakanlığı, Türkiye