Drugs found on Montenegro military training ship

PODGORICA, Montenegro — Montenegro’s defense ministry says the army has discovered drugs hidden on a navy training ship ahead of its planned journey to Turkey and Greece.

The ministry says the military police searched the Jadran, or the Adriatic, early Friday after learning that certain criminal gangs were planning to use it to smuggle drugs.

According to a statement from the ministry, dozens of kilograms of suspected drugs were found during the search at the Tivat harbor and legal proceedings are underway.

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