823 kg of heroin seized in Kapikule and Istanbul

Over 560 kilograms of heroin were discovered hidden in pizza boxes when a semi-trailer truck bearing the registration numbers 14 BB 557 and 15 BE 746 was searched, run through an x-ray machine and seized while crossing into Bulgaria at the Kapikule customs gate. Over 1100 packets of heroin were found. 14 people, including I.B., the driver, were detained in connection with the crime, which police followed up with an additional bust in Istanbul. The heroin was destined for the Netherlands.