A heavy blow to drug traffickers from the Customs Protection teams of the Ministry of Trade: 1 ton 413 kilograms of marijuana seized.

A heavy blow to drug traffickers from the Customs Protection teams of the Ministry of Trade: 1 ton 413 kilograms of marijuana seized.

05.03.2026 09:43

The Customs Protection teams of the Ministry of Trade seized 1 ton and 413 kilograms of marijuana, with a market value of 1 billion 271 million TL, in an operation conducted at the Kapıkule Customs Gate. An investigation into the incident is ongoing.

The Customs Enforcement teams of the Ministry of Trade seized 1 ton 413 kilograms of "cannabis-type narcotic substance" with a market value of 1 billion 271 million TL during an operation carried out at the Kapıkule Customs Gate. The seized narcotic substance was destroyed.

NARCOTIC DOG ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE OPERATION

As a result of risk analysis and targeting studies conducted by the Edirne Customs Enforcement Smuggling and Intelligence Directorate teams within the scope of combating smuggling, a truck that was about to enter our country at the Kapıkule Customs Gate was put under scrutiny. Following the identification of suspicious density in the X-Ray scan of the truck, which was closely monitored by the teams, 1 ton 413 kilograms of cannabis-type narcotic substance was seized during detailed searches in which the narcotic detection dog Bodri also participated, hidden within the legal cargo.

THE MARKET VALUE OF THE SEIZED SUBSTANCES IS 1 BILLION 271 MILLION TL

It was determined that the market value of the seized narcotic substances is 1 billion 271 million TL. It was reported that an investigation regarding the incident is ongoing at the Edirne Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.

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