Raid on illegal cigarette factory uncovers 610,000 filled tubes
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- Authorities raided an illegal cigarette production facility in Erenler, Sakarya, that had been disguised as a livestock farm.
- The operation seized 610,000 filled cigarette tubes, along with machinery and materials used to make contraband cigarettes.
A facility disguised as a livestock farm was producing illegal cigarettes with factory-scale machinery in Sakarya’s Erenler district, authorities found.
The site occupied a 2.5-acre area and had been presented as a cattle facility. A drone-assisted operation targeted the property after investigators determined that it was being used for large-scale illegal cigarette production.
Authorities seized 610,000 filled cigarette tubes, known in Turkey as makaron, along with numerous machines and other materials used to manufacture illegal cigarettes.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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