Turkey Seizes 1 Ton of Drugs at Greek Border Worth €55 Million
Turkish customs authorities seized over one ton of narcotics hidden inside a truck trailer at the Ipsala border crossing in northwestern Turkey, near the Greek border, the Turkish Ministry of Trade announced this week.
The shipment was valued at more than 55 million euros and contained primarily methamphetamine, heroin, and raw opium. When AFP asked Turkish customs officials about the origin of the drugs, they did not immediately respond. According to private Turkish news agencies DHA and IHA, the truck had arrived from Iran.
In 2025 alone, Turkish authorities seized 33.6 tons of narcotics with a street value of nearly 840 million euros.
The Ipsala crossing sits directly on the Turkey-Greece land border, making it one of the main transit points for narcotics moving toward Europe. Turkish authorities did not specify where the shipment was ultimately headed.
Turkey has been ramping up drug interdictions in recent years. Turkish authorities announced that in 2025 alone they seized a total of 33.6 tons of narcotics with a street value of nearly 840 million euros.
The scale of this single seizure, over a ton in one truck, points to the volume of narcotics regularly moving through the Turkey-Greece corridor. The drugs originated in Iran, passed through Turkey, and were intercepted before reaching the Greek border.
