ISTANBUL88fortunesmegaways, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Over 12 tons of narcotics were seized in Türkiye's Istanbul, in operations conducted during the first six months of this year, the governor said on Thursday88fortunesmegaways.

In a press briefing, Istanbul Governor Davut Gul emphasized the ongoing efforts to combat drugs and substance abuse in the metropolis, home to 16 million people.

Gul added that security forces conducted nearly 5,000 operations aimed at disrupting production and trafficking activities, leading to the detention of around 3,300 suspects.

Users were also targeted in the operations, with 30,360 individuals apprehended across the city during the same period.

According to the governor, among the narcotics seized were more than 12 tons of drugs, 22.3 million pills, and 3,132 root cannabis plants.■