Source: Wire: Agence France-Presse Pubdate: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 POLICE IN ISTANBUL SEIZE 26 KILO OF HEROIN, ARREST TWO FOREIGNERS ISTANBUL, Aug 26 (AFP) - Police in Istanbul have seized more than 26 kilograms (57 pounds) of heroin in two separate raids and arrested nine people, including a Polish national and another foreigner, the Anatolia news agency reported Wednesday. Narcotics agents found 20 kilograms of the drug in the secret compartment of a vehicle with Polish license plates last Saturday, the police said in a statement. The heroin was smuggled into the east and southeast of Turkey from neighbouring countries and bound for Europe. An unidentified Polish national and a Turk were arrested, Anatolia said. In another swoop on drug smugglers police found 6.5 kilograms of heroin in a suburb of Istanbul. The seven people arrested in this raid included a foreigner whose nationality was not disclosed. Turkey is an important transit country for drugs coming from Iran and Afghanistan and destined for the European market. - --- Checked-by: Rich O'Grady