Turkish police authorities have actually apprehended a ship with a Ukrainian team on uncertainties of medicine contraband. The authorities likewise detained the captain of the ship as well as 3 of his assistants.

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry agent Oleg Nikolenko specified that Turkish police authorities apprehended the Liberian- flagged vessel MSC CAPUCINE R from Iskenderun on July 10.

The ship had a total amount of 25 team, 24 Ukrainian nationals as well as one immigrant aboard. ‘The day after that, the Iskenderun prosecutor’ s workplace put behind bars the captain of the ship as well as 3 of the assistants. All detained individuals were Ukrainian people, as well as medicine contraband costs were imposed on them,” Nikolenko educated.

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Spokesperson Nikolenko guaranteed that Ukraine’s Embassy in Turkey would certainly give reliable consular aid to all detainees. The detainees would certainly obtain both a legal representative as well as an interpreter for their aid. The counsels are likewise touching the family members of the detainees. Additionally, the Ukrainian consular office likewise asked for the Turkish side to access the examination products as well as permit the Ukrainian soldiers to go to the port city.

Nikolenko even more specified that team participants existing aboard the ship would certainly examine as energetic witnesses. In enhancement, both the Consular Service Department of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry as well as Ukraine’s Embassy in Turkey is maintaining a close watch on the situation.

Reference: pravda.com.ua