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(Milliyet Newspaper, 17 September 2026)
He's got another plane to catch...
Customs teams, suspicious of a passenger arriving in Istanbul from
Mexico, searched the individual's luggage and seized a total of 26
kilograms of a white powder—suspected to be cocaine—contained
in 23 packages. It was determined that two individuals who had
accompanied the detained person to Turkey were drug couriers and
had left the airport wearing pilot uniforms (!). While two people have
been arrested in connection with the incident, efforts to apprehend
the two fugitives are ongoing.
A passenger identified as O.A.V.F., a Colombian national, entered
Turkey by passing through the "green channel," which signifies
having no goods subject to customs declaration. Customs officers
subsequently stopped the passenger within the terminal. A search of
the passenger's carry-on luggage revealed an area of unusual density
within a suitcase. A detailed search resulted in the seizure of a total
of 26,340 grams of narcotics contained in 23 packages. The teams
determined that the seized substance was powdered cocaine.
Teams examined the footage to identify any individuals who might
be connected to the case. The investigation led to the identification
of Antonio Viana Florez and Ivan Enrique De Castro Hernandez as
persons believed to be linked to the suspects. It was determined that
Ivan Enrique De Castro Hernandez was wearing a pilot's uniform
and that both suspects had left the airport. As part of the operations
conducted in Istanbul, it was found that Hernandez had checked
out of the hotel where he was staying, and efforts to locate the
suspect are ongoing.
It was reported that the other suspect leaving the airport, A.F.H.A.,
delivered the carry-on suitcase he was carrying to the hotel where
Mexican national Roberto Carlos Serrano Astorga was staying,
and was subsequently apprehended at the hotel. A search of the
suitcase received by Astorga revealed a white powdery substance—
suspected to be cocaine—weighing a total of 25 kilograms
and 160 grams.
The seized narcotics were determined to have an estimated market
value of 206 million TL (about $4.2million). Two suspects were
arrested as part of the investigation conducted by the Gaziosmanpaşa
Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the incident, while arrest
warrants were issued for two other suspects who remain at large.
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