Marijuana seized at Istanbul port: Istanbul police

Istanbul police confiscated over 1.5 tons of marijuana that were hidden in 156 bolts of fabric, during an operation in which the teams of the Istanbul Customs Enforcement Smuggling and Intelligence Directorate also participated.

After nearly two months of technical and physical follow-ups, authorities determined that a large amount of drugs would be shipped from Mexico to a port in Istanbul’s Beylikdüzü district via a container. The teams then carried out an operation on the ship docked at Istanbul’s Ambarlı Port. Police detained the suspects H.S, C.A, M.U, Z.Ö and M.S in the operation, and the investigation is ongoing.