Turkey
Police seize 24.5 kg of cocaine at Istanbul Airport
Drugs brought from Colombia were hidden in box with flowers, security sources say
Halil Demir |
21.01.2021
ISTANBUL
Turkish police seized on Thursday 24.5 kg (53.46 pounds) of cocaine hidden in a box with flowers at the Istanbul Airport.
Anti-narcotic teams in Istanbul acted on a tip-off that a substantial amount of cocaine was brought to Turkey from Colombia, security sources said.
They added that a search for suspects who were meant to take the package is underway.
*Writing by Gozde Bayar in Ankara
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