Meth weighing 195 kilograms seized at Istanbul Airport and one detained

Istanbul Airport customs officers closely followed a cargo shipment, within the scope of risk analysis and targeting studies, and found 195 kilograms of methamphetamine in the tea packages.

During the anti-drug operations at Istanbul Airport, anti-narcotics teams checked the foreign-bound cargo. After a detailed analysis with a drug detection kit based on suspicion of drugs being hidden inside the packages, it was revealed that the cargo – declared to contain tea packages – were filled with – drugs.

The teams seized methamphetamine weighing 195 kilograms, and detained one of the six suspects.