Over 15 kg of heroin seized in eastern Turkey

VAN, Turkey

Turkish security forces seized over 15 kilograms (33 pounds) of heroin in eastern Van province, a police official said on Tuesday.

Anti-narcotics police, assisted by a sniffer dog, searched a suspicious house in Ipekyolu district and recovered heroin hidden in paint boxes, the official, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media, told Anadolu Agency.

Two suspects were also arrested for alleged drug smuggling.

* Writing by Erdogan Cagatay Zontur