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Turkey seizes one ton of cocaine at southern Mersin port

Turkish authorities have announced that they have seized one ton of cocaine in a Liberia flagged ship at the southern Mersin port. The drugs were hidden in a banana container, they said.

Duvar English - Turkish authorities on June 16 announced that they seized one ton of cocaine in a ship coming from Ecuador at the southern port of Mersin. 

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The drugs were hidden in a banana container in the Liberia flagged ship, Mersin Governor's Office said of the operation carried out by customs teams. 

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Trade Minister Mehmet Muş commented on the drug bust, saying that it's the biggest carried out in Turkey, while also congratulating the teams.

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There were 1,000 packages in the said banana container and an investigation is ongoing, authorities said. 

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