The ship came to Turkey from Mexico.
The anti-narcotics police department detained suspects in Turkey for transporting drugs from Mexico. A batch of narcotic substance weighing 1.5 tons was discovered on a ship that was transporting fabric, Milliyet reports.
1 ton of 580 kilograms and 460 grams of marijuana was wrapped in 156 rolls of fabric that were placed in containers on the ship. which was on its way to the port of Ambarli in Istanbul from Mexico.
The police learned about a large consignment of drugs heading to Turkey two months ago. During the operation, the police detained five suspects.
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