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Turkey confiscates big consignment of heroin

Türkiye Materials 27 March 2018 09:55 (UTC +04:00)
During the operation against drug traffickers in Turkey’s eastern Van province, 100 kilograms of heroin have been confiscated, the provincial police department said in a message March 27.
Turkey confiscates big consignment of heroin

Baku, Azerbaijan, March 27

By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:

During the operation against drug traffickers in Turkey’s eastern Van province, 100 kilograms of heroin have been confiscated, the provincial police department said in a message March 27.

The confiscated heroin consignment was transported to Turkey from Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

"There are also detainees who planned to transport heroin to the EU countries," the message said.

In January-February 2018, 3,722 kilograms of heroin have been confiscated, the Turkish Interior Ministry said earlier.

During the reporting period, 16,802 kilograms of psychotropic substances and 202 kilograms of Bonzai drugs were confiscated in Turkey.

During the reporting period, 3,823 people, including foreigners, were detained within the fight against drug traffickers.

Earlier, it was reported that in total, 20,000 tons of heroin was confiscated in Turkey in 2017.

The minimum age of Turkish citizens who start using drugs is 13, the average age is 36, and the highest age is 65. Thus, 2.9 percent of the country's population account for drug addicts aged 15-24, 2.8 percent - drug addicts aged 25-44, 2.3 percent - drug addicts aged 45-64.

More than 300,000 people have been detained in Istanbul for using and selling drugs over the past four years.

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