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Bulgarians in Greece accused of weapons, drug trafficking

Tue, Jun 23 2009 10:26 CET

byNick Iliev

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Bulgarians in Greece accused of weapons, drug trafficking

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The four Bulgarian citizens apprehended by the Greek coastguard on June 22 were charged with weapons and drug trafficking, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry has said.
 
The Bulgarians were caught ferrying four sidearms equipped with suppressors, an AK47 assault rifle, 1.4kg of TNT and 5.4kg ammonium nitrate, which is used to make improvised explosive devices. The Bulgarians also had in their possession an undisclosed amount of cocaine. 
 
According to several different Greek media reports, the Bulgarians are suspected of trying to supply the arms to local criminal groups, but there was also a possibility that they could have been fed to a Greek terrorist organisation.
 
After their arrest, they were brought before a court in Thessaloniki, where the case continues.

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