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Türkiye Launches Operations After 10-Ton Cocaine Seizure in Spain

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18 January 2026 22:35 Türkiye has moved to active law enforcement measures following a major cocaine trafficking operation…

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On the morning of January 6, while the country was waking up with the excitement of opening gifts, the National Police detected how a dozen narco-lanches had sailed from the coast of Huelva on a course that suggested that they were heading towards the United S, a rusty freighter with the flag of Camerum, sailing through the Atlantic from Brazil. The investigators, who had been half a year behind the purchase of drugs that a criminal organisation…

·Granada, Spain
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PARAMARIBO – The interception of nearly 10,000 kilograms of cocaine at sea near the Canary Islands is considered the largest cocaine seizure ever on the high seas. According to Turkish media, the cargo ship United S, on which the drugs were found, was also reportedly in Suriname. This raises questions about the country's possible role in international drug trafficking routes. Largest cocaine seizure ever at sea The cocaine was discovered on Janu…

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Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya shared information regarding the simultaneous operations conducted in six provinces across Türkiye as part of the investigation into the ship in which 10 tons of cocaine were seized off the coast of the Canary Islands in Spain.

·Beyoğlu, Türkiye
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The record seizure of cocaine off the Canary Islands involves a Cameroonian flag vessel, revealing the bewildering flaws of a system gangred by high-level corruption. The largest seizure of cocaine on the high seas since 1999. This ice-cold record is not that of a South American cartel, but directly affects Cameroon. On 12 January, the Spanish authorities arrested a merchant ship registered in Cameroon, carrying nearly 10 tons of pure cocaine va…

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La Vanguardia broke the news in Granada, Spain on Sunday, January 18, 2026.
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