Friday, August 27th, 2010
Ankara, Aug 28 : Police in Turkey's largest city of Istanbul confiscated around 77 kg of heroin and detained six suspects in a major anti-drug operation.
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Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
It’s not just Afghanistan; it’s everywhere from Azerbaijan to Uzbekistan.Uzbekistan by babasteveCentral Asia has oil and gas.And heroin.Journalist Simon Reeve said of his trip to the Stans, such as Uzbekistan:“Most people I met longed for a return to the financial security of Communism…Tajikistan kids by babasteve“Unemployment is now rampant in Central Asia.“Poverty, censorship and government repression are the norm.” (BBC NEWS Meet the Stans)Craig Murray, the British Ambassador to Uzbekistan fr
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Sunday, October 19th, 2008
ANKARA -- Turkish police have seized 335 kilos (739 pounds) of western Europe-bound heroin stashed in a truck in the eastern town of Bitlis, the Anatolia press agency reported Sunday.
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