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seized over 1.1 tonnes of “in a big operation on drugs”, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu announced in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Authorities captured the drugs in both crystal and liquid form in a “record seizure in one instance”, the minister tweeted as he congratulated Turkish following their mission.

The operation also��“busted” an Iranian drug lord identified as��RK, alongside “his gang”, according to��Soylu, who��gave no further details on the alleged perpetrators.

Uyuşturucuda yine büyük operasyon:

Uzun süreli takip sonucu Türkiye’de tek seferde rekor;
1️⃣ 𝗧𝗢𝗡 1️⃣1️⃣7️⃣ kg 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗠𝗙𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗠𝗶𝗡
kristal ve sıvı ele geçirildi.

İran uyruklu baron, R.K. ve çetesi çökertildi.

Tebrikler Türk Polisi 👏👏
Tebrikler İstanbul Emniyeti 👏👏

— Süleyman Soylu (@suleymansoylu)

RK was reportedly detained by police on 19 May, after being caught in the Merter district as he was attempting��to flee following a police raid on his villa, according to Turkish news outlet Daily Sabah.

Methamphetamine is “a powerful and highly addictive stimulant that affects the central nervous system”, according to the US-based National Institute on Drug Abuse.��

The substance takes the form of a white and odourless powder.

The Middle East is��aof another drug,��captagon, an illegal amphetamine.

In Syria - neighbouring country to Turkey -��an following 10 years of devastating civil war.

The war-torn country emerged as a hot spot for making and selling captagon, which has��reportedly been known to travel north towards Turkey from Syria and��trafficked by Syrian extremist organisations such as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.

Turkey is not a large consumer market for the drug, but acts a distribution hub for it to other Middle Eastern countries.

Reports have also claimed the Syrian regime��throughout the Middle East and Europe.��