ISTANBUL, Oct 22 (NNN-ANADOLU) – In massive raids, Turkish authorities seized, yesterday, approximately 20 tonnes of smuggled wine, in the western province of Manisa.
Following a tip-off, police and gendarmerie forces launched the operations simultaneously, at 12 addresses across the province.
Some photos published, showed multiple big plastic cans full of wines, which were later delivered to a related state-institution for examination.
The agency noted that 12 suspects were detained during the raids.
Since Oct 9, at least 67 people have died of methyl alcohol poisoning in the country.
Police have so far caught a total of 418 suspects for producing bootleg alcohol, in continuous operations, according to press reports.– NNN-ANADOLU