150 kilograms of cocaine were seized on a dry cargo ship loaded with coal coming from Colombia to Ereğli district of Zonguldak. 3 suspects were detained in the operation carried out by police teams.
The police took action after a report that drugs were being transported on the Panama-flagged ship named ‘PHOENICAN’, which arrived at the port in Ereğli district. An operation was carried out on the dry cargo ship loaded with coal coming from Colombia by the teams of the Customs Enforcement, Smuggling and Intelligence Directorate. The ship was thoroughly searched during the search, in which police divers dispatched from Kocaeli’s Izmit district also participated. During the search carried out by the teams, 150 kilograms of cocaine were seized on the ship; 3 suspects were detained. An investigation has been launched.
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