# Police have seized 825-kilogrammes of heroin and arrested 30 people in a string of raids largely in southern Turkey. Straddling Asia and Europe, Turkey lies on several major smuggling routes and is the main entry point for heroin on the European market. Heroin continues to be the most commonly used illicit opioid within the European Union and increasingly relies on maritime routes and in particular the use of global container traffic and ferries departing from Turkey.
Police seize 825kg of heroin in raids in Turkey