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Turkey's military operations are funded by heroin and cocaine
Direct Translation of the article. Edited. [Regnum] A United Nations report notes that Turkey ranks third after Iran and Afghanistan among the countries with the largest volume of heroin seizures in the world. The same report states that drug smuggling in Turkey is carried out under the guise of legal trade. It is emphasized that even during the coronavirus pandemic, this route from Afghanistan, passing through Turkey and the Balkans to Europe, did not stop functioning. The reports also indicate that the use of cocaine has increased recently in Turkey.Allegations have surfaced that cocaine use has increased in large part due to the "new" conservative rich people. Yasemin Onei Cankurtaran, Chairperson of the Platform Against Drugs and Addiction, said: "In recent years, a new segment of wealthy people has emerged in Turkey. Some of them call themselves conservatives. Of course, with the advent of money in people, over time, their tastes and lifestyle may undergo some changes. Cocaine is known as a drug for the rich. As the number of people who can afford it has increased, as the number of the newly rich has increased, so has the amount of cocaine entering Turkey." The leader of the organized crime group, Sedat Peker, in the videos he published, made several statements about the smuggling of cocaine into Turkey from Latin American countries such as Colombia, Venezuela and Panama. According to Peker, cocaine shipped to Turkey or the Syrian port of Latakia is also shipped to the country or the Middle East via private yachts. Allegations that Turkey is one of the destinations of the cocaine trade based in Latin America are also reflected in the reports of the General Directorate of Security.
Posted by: badanov 2021-06-11 |
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