Turkey: Over 300 kg heroin seized

By Mustafa Calkaya, Necat Hazar, Hasan Namli

ANKARA

More than 300 kilograms of heroin were seized during anti-narcotics operations across eastern and southeastern Turkey, a ministry statement and a police source said Friday.

Turkish Ministry of Customs and Trade said in a written statement that custom guards launched an operation on a tip-off at Habur border gate between southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq.

The guards confiscated more than 61 kilograms of packed heroin from a lorry they stopped at the gate.

In another operation in eastern Van province, anti-narcotics teams seized more than 155 kilograms of heroin stacked inside a truck, a police source said on the condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media.

The driver and the passenger were arrested over drug-related offenses.

In southeastern Diyarbakir province, police carried an operation following a tip-off. Two suspects were detained and 86.5 kilograms of heroin were seized, the sources added.

By Mustafa Calkaya, Necat Hazar, Hasan Namli

ANKARA

More than 300 kilograms of heroin were seized during anti-narcotics operations across eastern and southeastern Turkey, a ministry statement and a police source said Friday.

Turkish Ministry of Customs and Trade said in a written statement that custom guards launched an operation on a tip-off at Habur border gate between southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq.

The guards confiscated more than 61 kilograms of packed heroin from a lorry they stopped at the gate.

The driver and the passenger were arrested over drug-related offenses.

In southeastern Diyarbakir province, police carried an operation following a tip-off. Two suspects were detained and 86.5 kilograms of heroin were seized, the sources added.