Drugs hidden in a guitar case and a slipper sole have been seized by customs officers in two separate narcotics operations at Istanbul Airport Wednesday.
A passenger with a guitar case touring from Iran was scanned after Istanbul Customs Enforcement Smuggling and Intelligence Directorate groups performed focused research. The scan revealed an uncommon density within the guitar case following which an in depth bodily search was carried out which revealed hidden substances. Further evaluation with a drug detection system revealed methamphetamine medicine weighing 2.5 kilograms (5.5 kilos) within the suspect’s possession, which led to his detention.
In one other operation, Customs officers detected a packet of suspicious cargo containing a pair of slippers with totally different seams on the soles. After eradicating the seams, 500 grams (1.1 kilos) of captagon drugs stashed on the slipper soles have been found.
The investigation on the Gaziosmanpaşa Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office is underway.
