Ukrainian authorities say they have seized about 1.1 tonnes of heroin that smugglers intended to take to EU countries and that four Turkish citizens have been detained in the case.
A statement on Tuesday from the national attorney general’s office said the heroin was seized in the city of Lviv, about 30 miles from the Polish border.
About a ton of heroin worth an estimated $ 81 million was seized in the city of Lviv, in western Ukraine. (AP / Attorney General of Ukraine)
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He said the heroin originated in Pakistan and came to the country through the port of Odesa, on the Black Sea.
The heroin, whose value is estimated at $ 81 million, should be taken to the EU under the guise of diplomatic cargo, the statement said, but gave no further details.