Van Provincial Directorate of Security Department of Counter-Narcotics teams conducted a search via drug dog named “Magnum” on a vehicle and a residence that has been located earlier in İpekyolu district of Van city, Turkey. In search, teams seized 104,250 kilograms of heroin inside of 203 packages were seized and a judicial investigation was launched against a suspect related to the incident. It’s been indicated that province-wide action is carried out against people who’s are selling, transporting and storing drugs to derive an improper personal benefit, in a statement released by Van Provincial Directorate of Security. “In the search made with the drug dog Magnum in the residence and vehicle detected in İpekyolu district of our province by the officers of our Directorate’s Department of Counter-Narcotics, 104,250 kilograms of heroin in 203 packages were seized. A judicial investigation has been initiated against 1 suspected for the crime of Trafficking in Drugs or Stimulant Substances and Transferring Drugs,” Van Provincial Directorate of Security said in the statement.
The 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) convened in Khankendi, Azerbaijan, with the participation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and other regional leaders. Hosted by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, the summit brought together heads of state and government from Iran, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).
In his speech, President Erdoğan criticized Israel’s regional actions, stating, “We can neither abandon the Palestinian cause nor remain silent as the Netanyahu administration turns our region into a bloodbath.” Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian defended recent Iranian military actions under the UN Charter’s right to self-defense. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said, “Currently, Azerbaijan is building new cities and villages on the lands that Armenia turned into ruins, the Great Return program is being implemented.”
Established in 1985 as a continuation of the earlier RCD platform, the ECO aims to boost regional cooperation among its 10 member states. The summit, held every two years, facilitates joint initiatives across sectors such as trade, transport, energy, and health.
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