Turkey: Brazilian national caught with illegal drugs

By Yusuf Koyun

ADANA, Turkey (AA) - Turkish police confiscated 1.7 kilograms (3.7 pounds) of cocaine hidden in the luggage of a Brazilian national in the southern province of Adana, security sources said Thursday.

Anti-drug teams seized the illegal drug after police went through the luggage of a woman identified as Maria Dossantos Cristo (41) at Adana Airport, said the sources on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media.

Cristo was allegedly planning to hand over the drug to an individual that she would meet in the city, the sources said.

After a health check, the Brazilian suspect was remanded in custody on drug-trafficking charges.

Writing by Nilay Kar