Over 100 kg of heroin seized in eastern Turkey
VAN-Anadolu Agency
Turkish police seized 100.1 kilograms (220.5 pounds) of heroin in the eastern province of Van, according to officials on July 27.
In a statement, the provincial security directorate said the drugs were recovered from a van stopped in the Seyrantepe neighborhood in the Tuşba 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.
