VAN - Turkish police seized 22.1 kilograms of heroin in an operation in eastern Van province, sources said on Tuesday.
Turkish police stopped a car and confiscated 22.1 kilograms of heroin hidden in the car in Van's Gurpinar town.
The driver and a passenger in the car were detained in connection with heroin trafficking.
Turkish police had seized 18 kilograms of heroin in Yuksekova town of southeastern Hakkari province earlier in the day. The driver of the car was also detained in the operation.
Turkish police had confiscated 107.7 kilograms of drugs in their operation in Hakkari since the beginning of 2004 and captured 22 people in connection with drug trafficking.
(BRC-AY) 27.04.2004