Big blow to drug trafficking
By MİLLİYET, Turkish Daily News
In a joint statement with the head of Istanbul Division of Turkey’s Anti-Narcotics Agency Tufan Ergüder, the Police Chief of Istanbul Celalettin Cerrah said 2,226 kilograms of heroin and 680 kilograms of marijuana have been confiscated since the beginning of 2007, in operations targeting drug trafficking and sales. He added that the numbers achieved were the highest of all times.
The narcotic dogs Lara and Bingo were also present at the press conference. The 3-year-old golden retriever Bingo helped seize 11,515 grams of heroin and 14,175 grams of opium, while the “Tarsus Çatalburun” breed Lara has helped seize 100 kilograms of heroin and 80 kilograms of opium during her two years with the division.
Go Bingo!