15 December 2015•Update: 16 December 2015
ISTANBUL
At least 19 suspects have been taken into custody early Tuesday in a drug trafficking operation in Istanbul, police said.
Security teams carried out the helicopter-assisted operation against 24 street vendors, suspected of selling drugs alongside their legal products, in 28 different locations in Zeytinburnu district, Istanbul Police Department Narcotic Branch Office said.
During the operations, police apprehended 19 people and seized an undisclosed quantity of drugs.
The suspects were allegedly involved in drug trafficking, police said.
