How ‘Brazilian Escobar’ used Turkey to get cocaine to EU
By DW
11 April 2022 |
5:50 am
A jet full of cocaine in Brazil shows Turkey's increasing role in global drug trafficking. The UN drugs agency says the cocaine is sent via Turkey to EU countries, as well as Eastern European and Middle Eastern nations.
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