
Turkish police seized 600 kg of heroin in eastern Turkey on Saturday, local NTV news channel reported on Sunday.
Acting on a tip-off, the Turkish police launched an anti-drug operation in Keban town of Elazig province on Saturday, seizing 600 kg of heroin in a truck, which was bound from eastern province of Van to the Turkish coastal city of Istanbul, Elazig Governor Murat Zorluoglu was quoted as saying.
One suspected dealer was detained in the operation, said the governor.
Zorluoglu said the heroin was the biggest amount seized by Turkey in 2015, adding that the Turkish police and security forces would continue to fight against drug dealers.
Turkey has long been a key transit point along the drug smuggling route from Asia and Middle East to Europe.
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