Türkİye
Nearly 230 pounds of heroin seized in SE Turkey
Police arrest 2 suspects for drug smuggling
Yilmaz Kazandiroglu |
02.07.2020 - Update : 02.07.2020
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HAKKARI, Turkey
Turkish police on Thursday seized 104.2 kilograms (229.7 pounds) of heroin in the southeastern province of Hakkari.
According to a statement, the drugs were recovered from a van stopped at a checkpoint in Yuksekova district.
A sniffer dog helped the search and two suspects were arrested.
The drugs were hidden in 199 packages in the secret compartment in the trunk of the van.
* Writing by Havva Kara Aydin
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