Turkey: Nearly 80 kg of cocaine seized in Istanbul

Arife Yildiz Unal </p> <p>ANKARA (AA) – Turkish police seized around 80 kilograms (some 176 pounds) of cocaine in an Istanbul port, officials said Thursday.</p> <p>Anti-drug teams seized the drug from containers in a ship carrying bananas from South American country of Ecuador, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media.</p> <p>The raid uncovered 70 packages of cocaine in six containers.</p> <p>An investigation was launched into the case.