W. German Police Smash Drug Ring
From Reuters
WIESBADEN, West Germany —
West German police officials said Monday they have smashed an international drug ring that smuggled about 615 pounds of heroin into five European countries in recent years.
Police said the ring made 12 heroin shipments in recent years to France, West Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium, police said.
The Federal Criminal Office said the ring’s suspected mastermind, 41-year-old Turkish national Bekir Gueltas, is still on the run. A warrant has been issued for his arrest.
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