Pubdate: 3 Mar 1999 Source: Reuters Copyright: 1999 Reuters Limited. POLICE SEIZE TURKISH HEROIN BOUND FOR SPAIN BARCELONA, March 3 (Reuters) - Police seized 890 kilos (1,960 lbs) of heroin and arrested 10 members of an international drugs ring importing heroin from Turkey to Spain, Spanish state radio said on Wednesday. Police swooped on the gang as they were preparing to bring the heroin into Spain hidden in boxes of towels to be imported by a clothing company. Most of the heroin was confiscated before leaving Turkey. "The volume of the drugs seized... and the number of people arrested gives an idea of the importance of the organisation that we have uncovered," Julio Fernandez, head of the Barcelona police drugs unit, said on the radio. The suspected leader of the gang was a Turkish citizen living in Barcelona who directed operations under the cover of a clothing company. The heroin was destined for distribution throughout Europe, particularly Britain and Belgium. Eight people were arrested in Barcelona, one in Valencia and one in Turkey. - --- MAP posted-by: Mike Gogulski