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Turkey seizes 1.5 tons of hashish at Greek border

The Trade Ministry's customs enforcement personnel seized 1.5 tons (3,360 pounds) of hashish Friday at the Ipsala Border Gate near the Turkish-Greek frontier.

Anadolu Agency TÜRKIYE
Published December 28,2018
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Turkish customs seized 1.5 tons (3,000 pounds) of hashish in an anti-drug operation at the Greek border, the country's Trade Ministry said on Friday.

In a written statement, the ministry said that guards found the hashish in a tractor-trailer transporting soybeans at the Ipsala border gate in the northwestern Edirne province.

Acting on a tip, the squads discovered the drugs in 152 sacks -- 10 kilograms (22 pounds) each -- hidden among the sacks filled with soybeans, the ministry said.

It has been the largest ever drug bust that Turkey has made in a single operation at the border gates, it added.

The Albanian-origin driver of the tractor-trailer and two others thought to be related to the incident were arrested.