Istanbul, Dec 23, 2025 (AFP) - Turkey court jails two French women in drug 'mule' case

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2025-12-23

A Turkish judge jailed two young French women for 10 years for transporting nearly 25 kilos of cannabis from Thailand, an AFP journalist in court reported. The pair were arrested on February 28 during a stopover at Istanbul Airport while carrying two suitcases containing about 12 kilos of drugs each. The women, named as Ibtissem B., 22, and Mariam N., 23, were also each ordered to pay a fine of 100,000 Turkish lira (around 1,990 euros). The ju......

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