Turkish security forces confiscated almost 22 kilograms of heroin

Turkish security forces confiscated almost 22 kilograms of heroin and 11.5 kilograms of hashish in two separate operations on Thursday. Counter-narcotic operations were staged in the northwestern provinces of Edirne and Bursa, police said. At Edirne's Pazarkule border crossing, police impounded almost 22 kilograms of heroin in a car destined for Greece. They detained the foreign driver. In a separate operation in Bursa, security forces seized 11.5 kilograms of hashish and arrested two people red-handed.