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Turkey seizes defective life jackets for migrants in raid
Migrants and refugees react as they arrive on a dinghy from the Turkish coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos on Dec
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Migrants and refugees react as they arrive on a dinghy from the Turkish coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos on Dec. 9, 2015. Greek authorities say in another incident at the southeastern Greek islet of Farmakonissi at least 12 people have died and 26 are missing after a boat carrying about 50 migrants sank in Aegean Sea. (AP/Santi Palacios) (AP/Santi Palacios)
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span class="inline inline-center">Migrants and refugees react as they arrive on a dinghy from the Turkish coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos on Dec. 9, 2015. Greek authorities say in another incident at the southeastern Greek islet of Farmakonissi at least 12 people have died and 26 are missing after a boat carrying about 50 migrants sank in Aegean Sea. (AP/Santi Palacios)
A newspaper report says Turkish authorities have raided a workshop in the Aegean coastal city of Izmir and seized more than 1,200 defective life jackets that would have been sold to migrants.
Hurriyet newspaper said Wednesday the raid on the workshop came at the same time as the bodies of dozens of people who drowned in two separate boat accidents washed up on Turkey's Aegean coast Tuesday.
Hurriyet said the life jackets were made of material that doesn't float but becomes heavy when soaked and causes the wearer to sink.
At least two of the employees at the workshop were Syrian girls, the newspaper reported.
The International Organization for Migration says 3,771 people drowned trying to reach Europe last year. (kes)(+)
