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Record amount of heroin seized at Bulgarian-Romanian border

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A record amount of 423 kilograms of heroin with purity of 70 per cent were seized at the Vidin - Calafat border crossing at the Bulgarian-Romanian border, it was reported. The heroin is worth over 30 million euro. It was found hidden in a truck transporting terraccota products.
The truck came from Iran, passed through Turkey and its final destination was the Netherlands. The truck driver - a 56-year-old Bulgarian and the manager of the Bulgarian trucking company have been arrested.


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