ISTANBUL, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Turkish anti-narcotics police have seized 8.5 tons of drugs and more than 2.5 million pills since January in Istanbul, the governor's office said in a statement on Tuesday.
The police have carried out 24,539 anti-narcotics operations and detained 3,251 suspects since January, said the statement.
It vowed to make unremitting efforts to counter drug-related crimes in Istanbul, the statement added.
Turkish security forces frequently launch operations against drug dealers as part of an ongoing nationwide crackdown on drug use and trafficking.
