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Turkish police seize heroin worth 4.1 mln USD
                 Source: Xinhua | 2017-02-11 03:06:53 | Editor: huaxia

ANKARA, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Police seized 153 kilograms of heroin worth estimated 15.3 million Turkish lira (4.14 million U.S. dollars) on Friday in the northeast of Turkey.

The drugs were hidden in the rear floor of a truck heading to Italy from Iran. The vehicle was then stopped by Customs Enforcement Anti-Smuggling and Intelligence Units in Agri province near Iran's border, local Daily Sabah reported.

Police launched the operation after obtaining intelligence that it was smuggling large amounts of heroin.

Iran lies on a major trafficking route between Afghanistan and Europe, and the Gulf states. Large drug seizures are common across the region. Enditem

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Turkish police seize heroin worth 4.1 mln USD

Source: Xinhua 2017-02-11 03:06:53

ANKARA, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Police seized 153 kilograms of heroin worth estimated 15.3 million Turkish lira (4.14 million U.S. dollars) on Friday in the northeast of Turkey.

The drugs were hidden in the rear floor of a truck heading to Italy from Iran. The vehicle was then stopped by Customs Enforcement Anti-Smuggling and Intelligence Units in Agri province near Iran's border, local Daily Sabah reported.

Police launched the operation after obtaining intelligence that it was smuggling large amounts of heroin.

Iran lies on a major trafficking route between Afghanistan and Europe, and the Gulf states. Large drug seizures are common across the region. Enditem

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