Pubdate: 22 Jan 1999 Source: ITAR-TASS (Russia) Copyright: 1999 ITAR-TASS. 220 KILOGRAMS OF HEROIN CONFISCATED AT ASTRAKHAN SEA PORT MOSCOW, January 22 (Itar-Tass) - A total of 220 kilograms of heroin were confiscated by border guards at the Astrakhan sea port on Thursday, sources at the Russian Federal Border Service told Itar-Tass. A plastic bag with one kilo of heroin was found in an inspection of a vehicle brought from Iran by the Kristina ferry boat. The repeated inspection of the car revealed 19 kilograms and, then, 200 kilograms of heroin more. The driver, a national of Turkey, is detained and an investigation is underway. Back on January 4, 1999, six kilograms of heroin to a total cost of one million dollars were confiscated from a smuggler from Tajikistan at Moscow's Domodedovo airport. yer/dro - --- MAP posted-by: Mike Gogulski