Turkish police seize over 50 kg of heroin

By Necat Hazar

VAN, Turkey

Turkish police seized more than 50 kilograms of heroin on Saturday, according to sources.

Eastern Van province police headquarters said in a statement that 48.5 kg of heroin were seized in a minibus in Edremit district and the driver was arrested over drug trafficking.

In eastern Bitlis province, a pedestrian was stopped by police and 6.063 kg of heroin were confiscated from him.

He was later arrested, the provincial governor's office said in a statement.

In western Izmir province, police found 8,575 cannabis roots weighing 845 kilograms and 172 kilograms of marijuana.

The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said a suspect was arrested over drug trafficking.

This is one of the largest cannabis seizure in Izmir, the sources added.

*Ahmet Okur from Bitlis, Mustafa Yildirim from Izmir contributed to this report.