'Unprecedented' Europe raids net 200 arrests, drugs haul

'Unprecedented' Europe raids net 200 arrests, drugs haul

Police staged "unprecedented" raids against four organised crime groups on Tuesday, arresting more than 200 people in five European countries, primarily in Turkey, in a "massive blow" against drug-trafficking networks, officials said.

Four people were arrested in the Netherlands during the large-scale European police campaign against a Turkish crime cartel. The suspects were arrested in Rotterdam, The Hague and Arnhem, says a Europol spokesperson. They played a role in the middle and senior management of the organization and are suspected of crimes such as drug smuggling and money laundering.

With an exceptional operation, international law enforcement agencies dealt a hammer blow to Turkish organized crime. Four bigwigs were arrested in the Netherlands on Tuesday, who are seen as leaders of ‘Dutch cells’. In total, 232 people were arrested in Europe and 300 million in assets were seized.

Turkey executes massive international op against drugs, detains 234 'high-level' members of organised crime group

As part of the operation, spread across five countries in Eurasia region, Turkish authorities targeted four international organised crime groups

More than 200 suspects were detained in five countries, most of them in Turkey.

Turkey detains 234 people in Europe-coordinated drug bust

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish authorities arrested 234 people in an operation coordinated with four European countries against criminal drug-trafficking organisations, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Tuesday.