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Turkish organised crime in Great Britain has been prevalent in the country since the early 90s when the Arifs controlled London's underworld for a brief time. Since the fall of the
Taliban
The Taliban (; ps, طالبان, ṭālibān, lit=students or 'seekers'), which also refers to itself by its state (polity), state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a Deobandi Islamic fundamentalism, Islamic fundamentalist, m ...
during the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan, it has been speculated that the lifting of the ban on opium cultivation may become a highly lucrative trade for Turkish criminal organisations who already control the smuggling and distribution of heroin.
However, while concerned over the importation of cheap heroin due to Afghanistan's resumption of growing poppies, the
National Criminal Intelligence Service
The National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS) was a United Kingdom policing agency. Following the Police and Criminal Justice Act 2001, NCIS returned to direct funding by the Home Office in 2002 and was a non-departmental public body. On 1 Ap ...
and British police officials publicly announced that is unlikely as the street price of heroin for the last several years has remained relatively stable at £40 a gram.
The Independent
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