26.10.2026 09:13
At Istanbul Airport, 25 kilograms 520 grams of marijuana were seized in the luggage of a passenger with a Spanish passport arriving from Phnom Penh, Cambodia, via Seoul, South Korea. The suspect, who was determined to receive the drugs, was caught red-handed the next day in Bayrampaşa. The market value of the seized marijuana was learned to be approximately 30 million 624 thousand lira.
Within the scope of the investigation conducted by the Gaziosmanpaşa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 25 kilos of marijuana were seized in the baggage of a passenger with a Spanish passport at Istanbul Airport. The suspect who was determined to receive the drugs was caught red-handed in Bayrampaşa. The market value of the seized drugs was learned to be approximately 30 million 624 thousand liras.
CAME TO ISTANBUL FROM CAMBODIA VIA SEOUL
On October 24, at Istanbul Airport, teams of the Narkokim Branch Office on duty checked a passenger named Leanordo Fernandez Cortes, a Spanish passport holder, who came from Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to Seoul, South Korea, and from there to Istanbul, within the scope of risk analysis work. During the examination, marijuana with a gross weight of 25 kilos 520 grams was detected in the passenger's baggage. The suspect was taken into custody the same day.
CAUGHT RED-HANDED WHILE RECEIVING THE DELIVERY
In line with the instruction of the Gaziosmanpaşa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, work was initiated to identify the person or persons who would receive the narcotic substance. As a result of the work carried out, Burak İvdil, who was determined to receive the drugs in Bayrampaşa, was caught red-handed and taken into custody in an operation organized on October 25.
While it was stated that the approximate market value of the seized drugs was 30 million 624 thousand liras, it was learned that judicial proceedings against the two suspects are ongoing.