Heroin
Police seized over 10 kilograms of heroin in northwestern Turkey
Turkey seized over 10.15 kilograms (about 22 pounds) of heroin in the northwestern province of Bolu, a police source said on Jan. 21.
Anti-narcotics police, assisted by a sniffer dog, searched a suspicious car on a motorway in Bolu, recovering heroin from the trunk of the vehicle, said the source who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.
Police seize over 90 kg of heroin in eastern Turkey
Police seized over 90 kilograms of heroin in eastern Turkey on Dec. 23, according to security sources.
The anti-drug police in the province of Van confiscated the illicit drug when they stopped a passenger bus in Tuşba district, the local police said in a statement.
During the search of bus, assisted by a sniffer dog, police found the drugs hidden in the trunk.
Balkan Gangs Central to Global Trade in Illicit Drugs
Judging by a spate of drugs busts over the past 12 months, Balkan crime gangs are major players in the trafficking of heroin, cocaine, marijuana and synthetic drugs around the world.
Drugs found in Halkida prison raid
As part of an ongoing crackdown on drug use and crime within Greek prisons, authorities raided some 10 jail cells at a penitentiary in Halkida in central Greece early on Friday morning.
According to the Citizens' Protection Ministry, the 3.5-hour operation yielded nine grams of cannabis, 3.5 grams of heroin, as well as eight mobile phones and two routers.
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Police seize over 40 kg of heroin in Van
Turkish police seized on Oct. 17 over 40 kilograms (around 88 pounds) of heroin in the eastern province of Van, according to security sources.
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Seven inmates charged after prison sweep turns up drugs, weapons
A sweep of the Aghios Stefanos prison near Patra, western Greece, has turned up quantities of drugs as well as 11 makeshift knives and five cellphones, which are forbidden in penitentiaries.
The inspection began late on Tuesday night and was completed in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Police Officers Busted a Group for Heroin Trafficking from Turkey through Bulgaria to the Netherlands
A group fro trafficking of large quantities of heroin from Turkey through Bulgaria to the Netherlands has been busted, prosecutors say.
The action was held on September 20. The leader of the group, who is a Bulgarian citizen, has been detained. Searches, seizures and questioning of witnesses were carried out.
Iran Seizes nearly 9 Tonnes of Drugs Destined for Europe
Iran seized 8.8 tonnes of drugs destined for Europe and busted one of the three largest crime groups for drug trafficking, police officials reported on Thursday.
Six arrested, 42 kg of heroin seized in northern Greece
Police seized 42 kilograms of heroin and arrested six people in an operation conducted in the town of Komotini, northeastern Greece, on Friday.
The drugs were packaged in 81 parcels.
The suspects - foreign nationals aged between 29 and 53 - are reportedly members of two criminal gangs distributing large quantities of drugs from Turkey into Greece.
A Pharmaceutical Giant Was Condemned for the Opiate Epidemic in the US
An US court has ordered the pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson to pay $ 572 million in compensation for the opiate epidemic.
An Oklahoma judge ruled that the company was responsible for exacerbating the drug problem in the state, flooding the market with painkillers that were misleading patients.