{"id":83028,"date":"2026-04-25T13:12:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T13:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/83028\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T13:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T13:12:12","slug":"turkiye-syria-seize-6-6-million-worth-of-drugs-in-joint-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/83028\/","title":{"rendered":"T\u00fcrkiye, Syria seize $6.6 million worth of drugs in joint operation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>T\u00fcrkiye and Syria carried out a joint anti-narcotics operation, seizing 236 kilograms of marijuana hidden in a container aboard a cargo ship bound for Syria\u2019s Latakia port, security sources said Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The operation was coordinated by T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s National Intelligence Organization (MIT), the Trade Ministry\u2019s Customs Enforcement units and Syria\u2019s Interior Ministry narcotics teams, marking a notable instance of security cooperation between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>According to Turkish security sources, MIT tracked a drug shipment departing Southeast Asia and moving through Egypt\u2019s Alexandria and Lebanon\u2019s Beirut before heading to Latakia. The intelligence was shared with Syrian authorities, enabling a coordinated interception.<\/p>\n<p>Syrian anti-narcotics units seized the drugs on April 16 during an inspection of the vessel\u2019s cargo, uncovering the concealed shipment. Authorities estimated the market value of the narcotics at approximately TL 300 million ($6.6 million).<\/p>\n<p>T\u00fcrkiye has been a strong backer of the new administration in Damascus since the ouster of Bashar Assad by anti-regime forces in December 2024. The neighbors have struck a series of cooperation deals on intelligence sharing and security coordination to combat terrorist groups like the PKK\/YPG and smuggling networks. Ankara has also pledged to help Syria rebuild areas affected by 13 years of civil war.<\/p>\n<p>                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775398629_544_JN9LXf.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n                    The Daily Sabah Newsletter\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                    Keep up to date with what\u2019s happening in Turkey,<br \/>\n                    it\u2019s region and the world.\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    SIGN ME UP\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                    You can unsubscribe at any time. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.<br \/>\n                    This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.\n                <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"T\u00fcrkiye and Syria carried out a joint anti-narcotics operation, seizing 236 kilograms of marijuana hidden in a container&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":83029,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[29671,29670,8245,2665,95,4466],"class_list":{"0":"post-83028","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-syria","8":"tag-drug-operation","9":"tag-drug-smuggling","10":"tag-latakia","11":"tag-post-assad-syria","12":"tag-syria","13":"tag-turkiye-syria-relations"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116465522733955096","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83028"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83028\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}