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Death trade Turkish police seize fake life jackets destined for migrants
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Police in Turkey have seized over a thousand fake life jackets destined for migrants crossing the Aegean Sea into Greece.

Police in Turkey have seized over a thousand fake life jackets destined for migrants crossing the Aegean Sea into Greece.

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Turkey police seize fake life jackets made for migrants. https://t.co/OAkHPwFoV4 pic.twitter.com/wYy7qT5X7y

— WEFM Radio (@WEFM99) January 7, 2016

Authorities raided an address in the port of Izmir and found the jackets stuffed with padding rather than buoyancy material.

1,000 Fake Life Jackets Seized in Turkey https://t.co/qnbR1eoAee pic.twitter.com/zkEzfnxCMV

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 7, 2016

On Tuesday the bodies of 34 migrants washed up on Turkish shores, many wearing life jackets.

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