Turkish border guards seized more than 1 ton of drugs concealed in a truck at the Greek border this week, authorities said Friday.
According to the Trade Ministry, the shipment was intercepted at the İpsala border crossing in northwestern Turkey and contained narcotics worth more than 55 million euros ($64 million), including methamphetamine, heroin and opium.
Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Muhafaza ekiplerince uyuşturucu kaçakçılığıyla mücadele kapsamında yürütülen etkin, kararlı ve kesintisiz çalışmalar neticesinde, Edirne İpsala Gümrük Kapısı'nda gerçekleştirilen operasyonda, piyasa değeri 3 milyar TL üzerinde olan, 1 ton üzerinde… pic.twitter.com/gZYODmnPCv
— T.C. Ticaret Bakanlığı (@ticaret) June 12, 2026
Turkey’s customs service did not respond to Agence France-Presse questions about the origin of the drugs, but the DHA and İHA news agencies reported that the truck came from Iran.
Turkish authorities say they seized a total of 33.6 tons of drugs with a market value of nearly 840 million euros in 2025.
Meanwhile, Turkish police seized 7.5 kilograms of cocaine, heroin and marijuana from an official car assigned to Mesut Eker, the secretary-general of Turkey’s state broadcaster TRT, the Nefes daily reported Thursday.
The vehicle was stopped near Ankara on May 7, and two TRT drivers who were in the car were later arrested.
Nefes reported that the car had been taken to İstanbul without Eker’s knowledge and that he had no involvement in the incident.
Turkey shares a border with Iran and lies on the so-called Balkan route used to transport Afghan heroin to Europe.
Agence France-Presse with reporting from Turkish Minute