Turkish security forces seized 108 kg of heroin in two operations staged in eastern province of Van

Turkish security forces seized 108 kg of heroin in two operations staged in eastern province of Van, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported on Sunday. The report said the security forces stopped a truck in Balaban village in Gevas town of Van province and found 70 kg heroin. In another operation, Turkish security forces seized 38 kg heroin and two kg morphine in a minibus in Zernek village in Gurpinar town in the same province, said the report. The security forces detained the truck driver and minibus driver in the two operations, said the report. Turkey is a key transit route for smuggling drugs from Asia and the Middle East to