12 tonnes of hashish seized from Turkish cargo ship in Strait of Sicily
The Italian coastguard boarded the Turkish-flagged cargo vessel Meryam in the Strait of Sicily on 5 June 2015 and found 12 tons of hashish worth about 40 million euros. The ten Turkish mariners aboard were arrested and the ship was brought to Palermo.
🇮🇹 Strait of Sicily; vessel and crew held at Palermo · Italy
The Italian coastguard received a tip-off from Turkish police that drugs were aboard the Meryam, a 1,613-deadweight-ton Turkish-flagged cargo vessel.[1]Officers boarded the ship in the Strait of Sicily on Friday 5 June 2015 and found 12 tons of hashish worth approximately 40 million euros.[1]A second account likewise describes a joint operation on 5 June that intercepted the Turkish ship with 12 tons of hashish valued at 40 million euros.[2]
Italy planned the operation jointly with Turkish, French, Egyptian, Spanish and Moroccan law enforcement and Europol.[1]Turkish authorities tipped off the coastguard, and troops intercepted the Meryam, which was sailing from a Moroccan port, in the strait that separates Italy from Tunisia.[2]The ten Turkish mariners aboard were arrested and the ship was brought to Palermo, where the crew were held.[1][2]
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Guardia di Finanza officers in Menaggio stopped a minor and seized a total of 53.9 grams of hashish from his clothing and his bedroom, along with a precision scale and wrapping material. The boy was reported to the judicial authority on suspicion of selling doses to minors in the area.
Carabinieri in Campo Tures, South Tyrol, reported a 29-year-old Italian man at liberty after seizing 127 grams of marijuana and 10 grams of hashish in personal and home searches. Hours later they seized a hidden hashish block of about 100 grams with no known owner, bringing the total to about 237 grams.
Carabinieri in Santa Maria Capua Vetere reported three people at liberty after a 12 November 2026 drug sweep with dog units seized 75.71 grams of hashish and marijuana plus a precision scale. House searches found foil-wrapped hashish bars in a young man's backpack and hashish with marijuana on a woman's dining table.
Carabinieri in Fiuggi seized about 30 grams of marijuana and dealing-related materials during a home search that followed a road check. A local man already known to police was reported at liberty for alleged possession intended for sale.
