48 kg of cocaine seized from container ship in Mersin Port

In Mersin, throughout the operation organized by the police on the port, 48 kilograms and 800 grams of cocaine had been seized in a container loaded with bananas; 5 suspects had been detained.

The groups of the Provincial Police Division Anti-Narcotic Crimes Department took motion upon the detection of medicine on the Hong Kong-flagged container ship ‘Delphis Riga’ coming from Ecuador.

The groups that started the operation because the ship approached the port, searched the container loaded with bananas. Opening the ventilation gap of the container, the groups seized 48 kilos and 800 grams of cocaine in packages. Five suspects linked to drugs had been additionally detained.


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