Serbia police seize 59 pounds of heroin

Serbia police seize 59 pounds of heroin
United Press International - May. 19, 2006 at 8:01AM

Serbia's police at the Croatian border have seized 59 pounds of heroin hidden in a Swiss car driven by a 49-year-old Kosovo man.

A police officer in the western Serbian town of Sremska Mitrovica, said the heroin, wrapped in 51 packages, was stashed all over the car, the Belgrade radio-television reported Thursday.

The man, said to be from Pristina in Kosovo, will be kept in custody for 48 hours before criminal charges are filed and he is handed over to an investigating judge.

Serbia's police have seized a total of about 110 pounds of heroin in the past week at the Batrovci crossing point on the road leading from Serbia to Croatia.