According to IHA’s report on January 16, security personnel in the Dörtyol and Payas areas of Turkey’s Hatay region achieved significant success in conducting rigorous investigations into smuggling activities. A huge consignment of smuggled tobacco, cigarettes and tobacco products was seized during a sweep of shops and homes.
The security services showed great determination in investigating smuggling activities and successfully intercepted a man named R.Ç. suspects. The suspect was carrying a large amount of smuggled goods, including 12,400 tobacco sticks, 1,170 packs of cigarettes, 980 filled tobacco sticks, 9 bottles of e-cigarette oil, 14 e-cigarettes, 100 cigars, 3 kilograms of smuggled tea and 400 grams of shisha tobacco. .
This case is no longer just a simple tobacco smuggling case. Three suspects related to the case, R.Ç. (R.Ç.), F.A. (F.A.) and M.S. (M.S.), have been formally prosecuted.
