464.5 Kg of Hashish Seized in Turkey

2009-02-25 17:46:57 Xinhua Web Editor: Xu Leiying

Turkish gendarmery forces have confiscated 464.5 kg of hashish in southeastern provinces, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported on Wednesday.

The report said the gendarmery teams seized 461 kg of hashish in their operations in Lice town of southeastern province of Diyarbakir between Feb. 16 and 22.

Acting on a tip-off, the gendarmery forces also impounded 3.5 kg of hashish in Islahiye town of the southeastern province of Gaziantep on Wednesday, it said.

A total of five suspects were detained in connection with the haul, it added.

Turkey is a key transit route for smuggling drugs from Asia and the Middle East to markets in western Europe.

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