THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed on Monday that the Ereğli Criminal Court in Türkiye (Turkey) has acquitted six Filipino seafarers charged with drug trafficking.

In October 2023, the six Filipinos together with four senior officers onboard the Panamanian-flagged cargo vessel Phoenician M were arrested for drug trafficking while the ship was docked at the Ereğli Port in Zonguldak, located in the Black Sea region of Turkey.

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