Turkey: Over 270 drug smugglers arrested in 5 months
Security forces carry out 111 anti-drug operations; seize over 2 tons of heroin
By Necat Hazar
VAN, Turkey (AA) – More than 270 suspected drug smugglers were arrested and over two tons of heroin seized during several anti-drug operations in the eastern Turkish province of Van, according to a security source on Monday.
Provincial security forces carried out 111 anti-narcotics operations in five consecutive months and seized 160 kilograms of marijuana, over seven kilograms of opium, and over 27 kilograms of synthetic drugs, said a security source requesting anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to media.
The source added that the court remanded 99 suspects out of those arrested.
In 2017, over a ton of heroin and several kinds of drugs were also seized in the same province.
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