
Brazil Seizes Turkish Charter Jet in Cocaine Bust
Federal police confiscated a Turkey-registered Gulfstream IV that was found to be carrying 1,304 kilos of cocaine in 24 suitcases.
The Brazilian federal police recently seized a chartered Turkey-registered Gulfstream IV that was found to be carrying 1,304 kilos of cocaine while attempting to clear customs in the northeastern coastal city of Fortaleza before continuing to Brussels, Belgium. Police said the 24 suitcases carrying the drugs belonged to a Spanish passenger, who was arrested along with the Turkish captain.
In a police video, the captain repeatedly said “I don’t know” when asked about the luggage’s content. Another three crewmembers, also Turks, were being interrogated, police said, and the aircraft, cellphones, and documents were seized for analysis.
In a statement, ACM Airlines said “customers and their personal belongings have nothing to do with our company and our flight crew…responsibility for the control of passenger belongings is entirely under the airport authority…our flight crew and aircraft will arrive in Turkey as soon as possible following the completion of the legal process.”