Over 100 kg of heroin seized in eastern Turkey
Police in Van province arrest driver of vehicle carrying 203 packages of heroin
VAN,Turkey
Turkish police seized 100.1 kilograms (220.5 pounds) of heroin in the eastern province of Van, according to officials on Monday.
In a statement, the provincial security directorate said the drugs were recovered from a van stopped in the Seyrantepe neighborhood in the Tusba district.
A sniffer dog helped in the search and a driver, identified only by initials H.K, was arrested.
The drugs were hidden in 203 packages in the fuel tank of the van.