Articles > Reference > News Wires, White Papers, and Books > Xinhua News Agency news wires > October-December 2004 > Monday, October 18

Article: Turkish police seize 144.4 kg heroin

Article from:
Xinhua News Agency
Article date:
October 18, 2004
Copyright

Turkish police seize 144.4 kg heroin

ANKARA, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Turkish police have seized 144.4 kg heroin in two separate operations in the northwestern city of Bursa and Istanbul over the past two days, the semi-official Anatolia News Agency reported on Monday.

A statement issued by the police said Monday that acting on a tip- off, Turkish police confiscated 54.4 kg heroin hidden in a trunk in Bursa and detained three suspects.

These ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

Article: Turkish police seize 47 kg heroin in ...
Xinhua News Agency;  January 24, 2008 ;     293 words ...Turkish police seize 47 kg heroin in eastern Turkey ANKARA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Turkish police confiscated 47 kilograms of heroin ... reported. Acting on a tip-off, Turkish police launched anti-drug and fight ...

Article: Turkish police seize 90 kg heroin
Xinhua News Agency;  September 9, 2004 ;     455 words ...Turkish police seize 90 kg heroin ANKARA, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Turkish police seized 90 kilograms of heroin in two separate ... on Thursday. Sources were quoted as saying Turkish police acted on a tip-off and followed a lorry on ...

Article: Turkish police seize 103 kg heroin in ...
Xinhua News Agency;  July 28, 2005 ;     278 words ...Turkish police seize 103 kg heroin in Istanbul ANKARA, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Turkish police seized 103 kg of heroin in two separate operations in Istanbul, semi-official Anatolia News Agency report on Thursday. The report quoted Istanbul Deputy ...

Article: Turkish police seize 152 kg heroin in ...
Xinhua News Agency;  September 10, 2006 ;     328 words ...Turkish police seize 152 kg heroin in eastern province ANKARA, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Turkish police confiscated 152.2 kg of heroin in a operation in eastern Turkey, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported on Sunday. Local police ...

Article: Turkish police seizes 302.2 kg heroin ...
Xinhua News Agency;  August 9, 2006 ;     352 words ...Turkish police seizes 302.2 kg heroin in Istanbul ANKARA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Turkish police confiscated 302.2 kgs of heroin ... saying. According to Cerrah, 135 kg heroin was confiscated and 10 drug trafficking ...

Article: Turkish police seize 566.3 kg heroin
Xinhua News Agency;  December 8, 2004 ;     308 words ...Turkish police seize 566.3 kg heroin ANKARA, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Turkish police seized 566.3 kg heroin in the southern city of Mersin and its commercial capital Istanbul, Mersin deputy police chief Suleyman Ekizer said Wednesday. Istanbul ...

Article: Turkish police seize 88.5 kg heroin ...
Xinhua News Agency;  November 24, 2007 ;     335 words ...Turkish police seize 88.5 kg heroin in eastern Turkey ANKARA, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Turkish police confiscated 88.5 kilograms of heroin in eastern Turkey on Saturday, the semi- official Anatolia news agency reported. "We detained five ...

Article: Some 145 kg heroin seized in eastern Turkey
Xinhua News Agency;  July 28, 2006 ;     340 words ...Some 145 kg heroin seized in eastern Turkey ANKARA, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Turkish police seized 145 kg heroin in an operation in eastern ... the report. On Thursday, Turkish police seized 28 kg heroin in 56 packages hidden in a ...

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!

Find articles, research, and archives