Halil Demir
02 October 2019•Update: 03 October 2019
ISTANBUL
Turkish security forces seized a major haul of drugs and arms, while conducting operations, at eight different locations in Istanbul on Sept 15-30.
The seized material included 1,800 kilogram of skunk -- a genetically modified marijuana -- 60 kg of heroin, eight kg of resin cannabis, three guns and 300 bullets.
Acting on an intelligence input, anti-narcotic police teams conducted raids and busted an international network.
During six operations conducted in eight districts, 14 suspects including two foreigners were arrested.
They were produced before a court, which remanded them to police custody.
* Writing by Davut Demircan
