Scorpion venom, which is said to be worth more than a gram of gold, was seized during a gendarmerie operation in Yalova. It was learned that the market value of approximately 500 grams of scorpion venom, which was determined to have been brought to Türkiye illegally from Syria, was 5 million dollars.
Yalova Provincial Gendarmerie Command teams, F.C.A. in the operation they carried out in Çiftlikköy district within the scope of anti-smuggling activities. He stopped the car registered in his name. During the search of the vehicle, approximately 500 grams of suspicious substance stored in a plastic bottle was found.
The analysis confirmed that the substance sent to Selçuk University Faculty of Science Biochemistry Laboratory for examination was scorpion venom.
In the investigation of the gendarmerie, the poison was determined to be Syrian national I.A. and A.A. It was determined that it was brought from Syria illegally and a buyer was sought in Türkiye.
Scorpion venom, which can be used in limited areas in cosmetics, medicine and scientific research, and therefore is considered to be sold at high prices in the illegal market, was seized. Judicial and administrative proceedings were initiated against 2 suspects regarding the substance, which was valued at approximately 5 million dollars, within the scope of the Anti-Smuggling Law No. 5607. - YALOVA