(MENAFN) Turkish security forces managed to confiscate a total of 77.5 kilograms of heroin in the eastern province of Van, local police proclaimed on Saturday.
The statement emphasized that anti-drug police and a sniffer dog launched searching operation suspicious van on a motorway between Van and the southeastern Hakkari provinces, which resulted in the revealing of three bags containing 150 packages of heroin in the trunk of the vehicle.
During the operation, the anti-drug police managed to detain one suspect over suspected drug smuggling.
It added that attempts to crack down drug trafficking are still ongoing in the area.
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