ANKARA
Turkey has began utilizing a man-made intelligence software program program named “ASENA” within the combat in opposition to medication, Inside Minister Süleyman Soylu has mentioned.
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In a gathering with journalists on Might 18, Soylu referred to as “ASENA” the safety items’ new “youngster.”
“We now have a brand new youngster, a man-made intelligence program. Because the system got here into drive, we’ve solved 3,593 instances [in catching criminals],” Soylu mentioned.
ASENA is an acronym for “Analiz Sistemleri Narkotik Ağı,” roughly translated as “narcotics internet of study system.”
When requested how the system labored, he declined to provide particulars however gave an instance. “When an individual goes to a province he had by no means gone or been earlier than or he/she makes use of routes he/she had by no means handed or accommodates at a resort he/she had by no means stayed in, then the system begins following that individual by making an evaluation shaped with a comparability of assorted information.”
The minister highlighted that ASENA as soon as helped safety items discover explosives in a police automobile.
“As soon as, we caught explosives in a police automobile. We discovered explosives with the assistance of it, ASENA alerted us,” he mentioned.
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Calling ASENA a “revolution,” the minister famous, “It detects 4 out of 10 incidents and the estimations at all times come true.”
The minister mentioned he sees methamphetamine because the “largest menace for Turkey” as of at the moment.
“The quantity of methamphetamine seized in 2016 was 252 kilos. With a 22-times rise, the quantity grew to become 5,528 kilos in 2021,” he expressed.
“We’re nose to nose with an actual poison,” he mentioned, including that methamphetamine has been offered in all 81 provinces of the nation now.
“After I hear that medication are offered in entrance of a college, I really feel like I’ve been shot within the coronary heart. However we’ve not heard such allegations for some time,” he mentioned whereas sharing his happiness.
“We don’t wish to hear that anymore, both. If there may be such a factor, this implies a failure story for us,” he added.
Turkey launched a “Nationwide Technique and Motion to Fight Unlawful Medicine [2018-23],” the nation’s fifth strategic drug coverage doc in 2018.
The Turkish Penal Code specifies jail sentences of 1 to 2 years for individuals who purchase, obtain, domesticate, or possess medication for private use.
There’s additionally the choice of remedy and/or probation of as much as three years. If drug customers refuse remedy or don’t adjust to their probation necessities, courts can impose a jail sentence.