18.10.2026 18:40
In a bus stopped by narcotics teams in the Tatvan district of Bitlis, it was determined from X-ray and tomography images that a foreign national passenger whose suspicious movements drew attention had drugs in his stomach and intestines. A total of 758 grams of methamphetamine in 101 pieces was seized from the passenger. The suspect, who was taken into custody, was arrested after procedures at the police station.
In the Tatvan district of Bitlis, during an examination prompted by the suspicious movements of a foreign national passenger on a bus that was stopped, a total of 758 grams of methamphetamine in 101 pieces was seized in the person's stomach and intestines. The suspect, who was taken into custody, was arrested.
REVEALED BY X-RAY AND CT SCAN
During operations carried out by teams of the Bitlis Provincial Police Department's Anti-Narcotics Crimes Division under instructions received from the Tatvan Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, a search and examination were conducted on a bus stopped in the Tatvan district. In X-ray and CT images taken of the foreign national person who was on the bus as a passenger, it was determined that there was narcotic substance in his stomach and intestines. In the examinations, a total of 758 grams of methamphetamine in 101 pieces was seized.
SUSPECT ARRESTED
The suspect, who was taken into custody for the crime of manufacturing and trafficking narcotics, was arrested by the judicial authorities to which he was referred after procedures at the police station.
It was reported that the security forces' efforts to combat narcotics trafficking and smuggling are continuing with determination.