80 kilograms of heroin seized in eastern Turkey

VAN, Turkey

Security forces captured at least 80 kilograms (176 pounds) of heroin in a counternarcotic operation in eastern Turkey, security sources said on Tuesday.

Provincial gendarmerie teams in the Saray district of Van province found the illicit drug in a creek bed, packed in three sacks, the governor’s office said in a statement.

An investigation is underway to identify those with links to the heroin, the statement added.

*Writing by Ahmet Gencturk​​​​​​​