Turkish Police Make Drugs Bust At Istanbul Airport
Over 5 kilograms of cocaine hidden in suitcases of Nigerian national seized during police search
Istanbul
police arrested a Nigerian national who was carrying over 5 kilograms
of cocaine at the city’s busiest airport, according to a police
statement Friday.
The
statement by the Provincial Security Directorate said the suspect,
identified by the initials F.O.A., was stopped by anti-narcotics
officers at a terminal of Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport on Dec. 2.
The
cocaine was hidden in 24 metal cylinders found in two suitcases
belonging to the suspect, who arrived in the city from Sao Paulo,
Brazil. The suspect was remanded into custody.
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