Over 600 kg of cocaine seized in southern Türkiye

By Cankut Tasdan

Turkish police on Friday seized more than 100 kilograms of cocaine in southern Türkiye as part of its ongoing anti-narcotic operations, the interior minister said.

Anti-narcotic teams of the Mersin police found 610 kilograms (1,345 pounds) of cocaine in a container of bananas during a search at Mersin port, Ali Yerlikaya said on X.

Three suspects were also arrested, he added.

*Writing by Zehra Nur Duz