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Turkey: Over 155 kg of drugs seized at Istanbul Airport

Customs officials find heroin, marijuana in seperate searches, 3 suspects detained

Izzet Taskiran  | 16.12.2020 - Update : 16.12.2020
Turkey: Over 155 kg of drugs seized at Istanbul Airport

ISTANBUL

Turkish customs officials on Wednesday seized more than155 kilograms (341 pounds) of drugs in three operations at Istanbul Airport.

Officers confiscated 96 kg of marijuana hidden in a foreign suspect's luggage, sources told Anadolu Agency.

In another operation, officials jumped into action after a plane carrying a suspected drug trafficker landed at Istanbul Airport.

The suspect's suitcases were put through an x-ray scanner, with a sniffer dog also helping in the search. Authorities found a total of 67 capsules containing over 2 kg of heroin, concealed inside tropical fruits.

Customs officers separately seized 57 kg (125 pounds) of marijuana stashed in the luggage of a suspected passenger.

The identities of the detained suspects have not yet been officially revealed.

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