Istanbul narcotics police found 1,580 kg of marijuana hidden in fabric in a container shipped from Mexico at Ambarlı Port after a two-month surveillance. Five suspects were detained.
🇹🇷 Ambarlı Port, Istanbul · Türkiye
Istanbul narcotics police seized 1,580 kilograms of marijuana from a container on a ship that had sailed from Mexico, at Ambarlı Port.[1] The bags of marijuana were found stashed between bolts of fabric in the container.[1]
Police acted after a two-month surveillance of the suspects, following a tip-off that a large shipment of marijuana would be sent from Mexico to Turkey.[1] Five people were detained in connection with the shipment.[1]
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