Turkey makes largest ever drug bust near Greek border

Turkish security forces on Friday confiscated a total of 1.5 tons of hashish in an anti-narcotic operation at the İpsala border gate in the northwestern Edirne province, bordering Greece.

This is the largest drug bust Turkey ever made in a single operation.

In a written statement, the Turkish Commerce Ministry said that guards found the hashish in a tractor-trailer transporting soybeans at the Ipsala border gate in the northwestern Edirne province.

Acting on a tip, the squads discovered the drugs in 152 sacks -- 10 kilograms (22 pounds) each -- hidden among the sacks filled with soybeans, the ministry said.

It has been the largest ever drug bust that Turkey has made in a single operation at the border gates, it added.

The Albanian-origin driver of the tractor-trailer and two others thought to be related to the incident were arrested.