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Turkey arrests 62 in anti-drug crackdown

Xinhua,November 28, 2017 Adjust font size:

ANKARA, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Turkish security forces on Tuesday arrested 62 suspects in an operation of anti-drug sales on internet, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.

The raids were carried out by the Department of Counter Narcotic Crimes and Department of Counter Cyber Crimes in 29 provinces as part of efforts to crack down on narcotics sales.

The suspects were taken into custody over publishing "the contents encouraging the use of drugs on the internet" and "describing the methods of using drugs."

Some of the suspects were seized at homes while they were measuring drugs with special scales. Enditem