Turkish police seize smuggled gold worth 1.4 mln USD in border province
STORY: Turkish police seize smuggled gold worth 1.4 mln USD in border province
SHOOTING TIME: May 2, 2024
DATELINE: May 3, 2024
LENGTH: 0:01:05
LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. police removing smuggled gold bars hidden in the trailer of a truck in Edirne, Türkiye
2. smuggled gold bars and bracelets seized in the operation being exhibited at the police headquarters in Edirne, Türkiye
STORYLINE:
Turkish police seized smuggled gold bars and bracelets worth 1.4 million U.S. dollars in an operation on Thursday at the northwestern border province of Edirne, local media reported.
The Haberturk Daily said the security forces seized two trucks arriving in Türkiye from the Kapikule border gate with Bulgaria, confiscating 23 gold bars and 22 gold bracelets weighing nearly 19 km.
The seized gold is worth 45.2 million Turkish liras or 1.4 million dollars, said Haberturk.
Rampant inflation, a weakening currency and geopolitical tensions are boosting demand for gold in Türkiye, acco
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