Police recover 5kg of heroin from Iranian suspects at new Istanbul Airport

At least five kilograms of heroin capsules have been seized at the newly-opened Istanbul Airport.

Nine Iranian suspects, who flew to Istanbul from Turkey’s southeastern province of Hakkari, were arrested by police on Friday May 17.

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The suspects were sent to a hospital for MR scan after an initial body search. 350 capsules were detected and retrieved in the body of eight suspects through defecation, according to Aljazeera.

In another operation on May 14, police impounded 180 kilograms of heroin as they detained five people, including two Iranian nationals in the north western province of Kocaeli.

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