| Turkish authorities seized Friday some 65,488 kilograms of pure heroin in three trucks near the Iranian borders, according to Anadolu news agency. It quoted security sources as saying the police forces stopped three trucks at a border crossing and seized the narcotics, with a value estimated at some USD 800 million. They added that the heroin was destined to be sold in Europe. Drivers of the trucks were arrested and questioned, said the sources. Turkey is a passageway for drug smuggling from Iran and Afghanistan to Europe. |