In a narcotics operation conducted in Balıkesir, a suspect identified as trafficking drugs was apprehended with 78,824 drug pills and approximately 1 million lira in cash.

Teams from the Balıkesir Provincial Gendarmerie Command launched an operation targeting a suspect determined to be supplying drugs to young people in the city center. During the operation, which also utilized a narcotics detection dog, 78,824 drug pills hidden in a building under construction were seized. A search of the suspect's residence uncovered approximately 1 million lira in cash, believed to have been obtained from drug sales, along with a money counting machine.

During the operation, it was learned that the suspect threw the drug pills and money from his home's window and balcony in an attempt to evade capture.

The detained suspect was sent to prison by judicial authorities after being processed. - BALIKESİR