Tag Archives: drug
Idris Rostami joined PAK for quitting drug
Idris Rostami: The main reason for my membership in the PAK was the economic issues and low income in Iran. Idris Rostami, born in 1994 in Marivan, is one those who fell into the trap of PAK and has been in this group for 4 years in order to obtain a residence card which is […]
The PKK earns huge money from drug distribution in Europe
Speaking in a video interview with a TRT-WORLD reporter in a cafe in central Germany, A German citizen, who does not want to be recognized for fear of PKK retaliation, tells TRT reporter how the PKK distributes drug in Europe. He describes the drug activities of the PKK in his country, and added he himself […]
Omer Ozkizilcik: Fighting PKK finance most effective way to eradicate terrorism
In an interview on the PKK funding, Omer Ozkizilcik, a security expert at the SETA Institute in Turkey (a think tank close to the AKP and Recep Tayyip Erdogan), stated that the PKK its branches are financed by extortion and drug smuggle. He considers the fight against financial resources as the most effective way to […]
Yahya Ogar: PKK is involved in cultivating cannabis in Diyarbakir
In an interview on the PKK drug activities, Yehya Ogar, director of the “Yeshil Ay/Green Moon” association, Diyarbakir Branch, said: “The PKK has always been involved in the production of narcotics in southeastern Turkey, especially in the Diyarbakir region, and the gendarmerie has repeatedly destroyed cannabis farms and drug laboratories belonging to this group. It […]
Courtney Keeley: PKK commits organized
Interviewed on PKK crime, Ms. Courtney Keeley, an analyst on terrorism, says the group is involved in drug deal and smuggle. The questions and answers are as follows: -You have discussed organized crime and the PKK in your report, could you explain it? Anyone who studies in the field of organized crime knows that the […]
Ruddier Schoenfeldt: ISIS and PKK threat is the same for Europe
Germany is one of the main centers of PKK and itsbranches activity in Europe. The German Internal Intelligence Agency published a 40-page report in February last year, in which it considered the presence and activities of the PKK as a serious threat to the security of the whole Europe. In this regard, the former German […]
In an interview with Fox News, Robin Sincax: Terrorism funding in the West should be targeted
According to numerous reports by the International Narcotics Police, the PKK is the main source of drug trafficking to Europe. “Terrorist groups in Europe are a very, very serious threat, and this is only limited to certain countries, such as France, England, Spain or Germany, it is a threat for all Europe,” Robin Sincax, a […]
Senior Member of PKK kidnapped from Ukraine and brought to Turkey
Developments in Turkey’s actions against the PKK shows that, in addition to narrowing the field to the PKK inside Turkey and the Kurdistan Region, PKK members in particular, its senior commanders abroad are no longer safe. Turkish media, including A.News, tweeted a photo of Isa Ozer, one of the PKK’s top commanders, in handcuffs and […]
Rachel Ehrenfeld: There is a direct relation between drug trade and international terrorism
“The drug trade is not limited to specific regions and it is a very large global trade. The source of terrorism funding in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Chechnya, Colombia, groups like al-Qaeda, the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka, the PKK.” said Dr. Arnfeld, a senior counter-terrorism official on the relationship between the drug trade and international […]
Geostratos: Drug is the financial source of PKK funding
In an article, Geostatratos website referred to different dimensions of PKK including tis financial side. “The PKK’s annual budget is millions of dollars, and its financial resources include organized extortion from Kurds living in Europe, the forced sale of publications, legal commercial activities, armed attacks for robery, and the imposition of revolutionary taxes,” it wrote. […]