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Bulgarian police has seized heroin in Burgas region and Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint

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The Bulgarian have police seized 55 kg of heroin near the city of Burgas. The drug is worth between 1 and 2 million euros. A 47-year-old man, transporting 110 pressed packages of heroin in mini van’s secret compartment was detained. Two charges have been filed against the driver – one for storing illegal drugs and one for driving a car under the influence of narcotics.

More than 2 kg of heroin was also seized while checking a bus at the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing. The Turkish-registered vehicle was traveling from Turkey via Bulgaria to Romania with 31 passengers. The drug hidden in six boxes of Turkish delight was found in the personal luggage of an Iranian citizen.


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