Anti-crime raids see 234 cuffed

BRUSSELS: Police in Europe staged “unprecedented” raids against four organised crime groups on Tuesday, arresting more than 200 people across five countries, primarily in Turkey, in a “massive blow” against drug-trafficking networks.

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Alongside the arrests, officers in Operation Bulut (“Cloud” in Turkish) seized more than 21 tonnes of drugs, including 3.3 million MDMA tablets, said EU police agency Europol, which coordinated the sting.

“This was one of the biggest strikes against organised crime groups in recent years,” Andy Kraag, head of Europol’s European Serious Organised Crime Centre, told AFP in an interview.