14 Eylül 2026 Pazartesi

"Confiscate & (No) Release": Contraband Drugs and Guns Worth Million$ Seized in Mersin and Istanbul

türkçe links to original Turkish article

(Hürriyet Newspaper, 14 September 2026)
























       The underside of cargo shipping.

350 kilograms of cocaine worth 1.5 billion TL (about $31 million!),
hidden beneath a dry cargo ship, were seized at the port of Mersin. 
Nine suspects were detained in connection with the incident.

As part of an investigation launched by the Mersin Chief Public 
Prosecutor's Office, teams from the Mersin Anti-Narcotic Crimes 
Branch and the Intelligence Branch conducted a coordinated operation. 

They determined that narcotics were to be retrieved—with the help of 
divers—from the underside of the hull of a dry cargo ship that had 
arrived at the port of Mersin from Brazil. During the operation, teams 
seized 350 kilograms of cocaine, valued at 1.5 billion TL, contained in 
12 packages hidden in the engine cooling water compartment beneath 
the ship's outer hull. 


























Nine individuals—Ö.D.A., M.D., M.S., A.E., Y.T., B.B., E.B., E.Y., 
and O.G.—were detained in connection with the incident. Diving 
equipment and an underwater scooter were also seized during the 
operation. The suspects were taken to the police station for processing.






















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türkçe links to original Turkish article

(Hürriyet Newspaper, 14 September 2026)















In an operation targeting arms trafficking conducted by Gendarmerie 
teams in Istanbul, 108 pistols with a market value of approximately 
15 million TL (about $308,000) were seized from the trunk of a taxi 
stopped in Eyüpsultan. Two detained suspects were arrested 
by the court.

Suspect seems familiar...


















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