Turkey: One suspect arrested in anti-drug raid

By Eren Bozkurt

ADANA

Turkish police on Tuesday arrested a suspect in an anti-drug operation in the southern province of Adana, a security source said.

According to the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to media, the police stopped a lorry on the D-100 highway in the Saricam district.

Police discovered over 23 kilograms of marijuana inside a secret compartment in the tailgate of the lorry and arrested the driver on drug trafficking charges.

The-49-year-old suspect was remanded in custody, the source added.