Europol: The suspected leader of heroin trafficking from Iran to Europe is arrested in Rinas

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Europol: The suspected leader of heroin trafficking from Iran to Europe is
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An international operation supported by Europol has led to the arrest of a suspected heroin trafficker who ran a criminal network stretching from Iran to Western Europe.

Nihat Ozbek, originally from Turkey, was arrested in Albania as part of this network.

The 57-year-old was reportedly arrested on November 23, just after landing at Rinas airport, but his arrest was kept secret because the operation was still being developed by Europol.

It is learned that Ozbek was traveling from Turkey to Albania

According to the investigation, it has been revealed that the Turkish-run network is the owner of a shipment of 703 kilograms of heroin at the port of Hamburg in Germany on August 30, 2022.

The heroin was hidden in a shipment of soap containers originating from Iran.

The Federal Office of the German Criminal Police, the Albanian Border Police and Europol, the European Organized Crime Center took part in this investigation.


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