Turkish drug kingpin arrested in Albania after 703 kg of heroin was found in a Hamburg shipment.

A 57-year-old Turkish man, suspected of leading a major drug-smuggling operation, was arrested in Albania. The suspect, a key figure in a network bringing large quantities of heroin into Western Europe, was identified after 703 kg of the drug was found hidden in a shipment of soap from Iran at Hamburg port in 2022. The arrest followed an investigation by Germany, the Netherlands, and Europol.

November 28, 2024
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