GAZIANTEP/ISTANBUL/DIYARBAKIR/BILECIK - Security forces seized a total of 520 kg of heroin and 319 kg of hashish in counter-narcotics operations in southeastern cities of Gaziantep and Diyarbakir as well as Istanbul and northwestern city of Bilecik, sources told A.A on Monday.
Police confiscated 65.6 kg of hashish in a truck in Gaziantep, and arrested one person.
On the other hand, Istanbul Security Department Chief Celalettin Cerrah told reporters that police, in operations launched in the last 10 days, confiscated 520 kg of heroin and 135 kg of hashish, and detained 43 people.
Police also seized 117 kg of hashish and arrested 17 people in Diyarbakir.
Meanwhile, police confiscated 1.5 kg of hashish at Ismetpasa district of Bilecik, and detained three people.