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

Türkiye detains 2 in border province on suspicion of drug trafficking

STORY: Türkiye detains 2 in border province on suspicion of drug trafficking SHOOTING TIME: April 7, 2024 DATELINE: April 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of the searching of the truck with a detector dog in Edirne, Türkiye 2. various of drug pills seized in the operation being displayed at the police headquarters in Edirne, Türkiye 3. various of suspects arrested STORYLINE: Turkish police on Sunday seized 58.2 kg of synthetic drug pills and detained two suspects in the northwestern border province of Edirne, semi-official Anadolu Agency reported. The anti-narcotics and anti-smuggling teams carried out an operation against two trucks entering Türkiye through the Kapikule border crossing with Bulgaria, Anadolu reported, adding the drugs were found concealed in the towing section of the trucks. Official procedures for the suspects are currently underway at the police station, it noted, without providing further details. Turkish security authorities re

2 killed in ground collapse at high-speed railway construction in NW Türkiye: media

STORY: 2 killed in ground collapse at high-speed railway construction in NW Türkiye: media SHOOTING TIME: March 21, 2024 DATELINE: March 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:34 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue work at the site STORYLINE: Two workers died in a ground collapse incident Thursday at a rail construction site in northwestern Türkiye, the local Ihlas news agency said. The collapse occurred during a bored pile construction, trapping the workers in an underground cavity, according to the report. Fire brigades and search and rescue teams recovered their bodies following a two-hour rescue operation, according to the agency. Police units took extensive security measures in the area, warning against the possibility of a second collapse, according to the report. An investigation has been launched into the incident. The 229-km-long high-speed railway project aims to establish a connection between Istanbul and the Kapikule border gate with Bulgaria. Xi