An article on the Haiti Press Network reveals that Romanian authorities discovered a substantial haul of heroin hidden in a Bulgarian registered truck carrying aid for Haiti.

The article, entitled "Some Are Profiteering from Haiti’s Tragedy," focuses on the incident, which took place on February 20, in which Romanian authorities discovered "hundreds of kilograms" of heroin hidden in a Bulgarian registered truck carrying aid for Haiti.

Romanian TV station Realitatea reported that the driver of the truck claimed he was transporting humanitarian aid for the Haiti quake victims. But when they searched the truck, police officers found the heroin stashed in the vehicle's brake system. The driver, who said he was headed for Belgium, is currently in custody, and if found guilty of drug trafficking, could face up to 25 years in prison.

The incident may undermine trust in Bulgaria's help in alleviating the disaster after a promising beginning in which a telethon, aired at the first week of February on Bulgaria’s bTV, raised 943 524 leva towards earthquake relief.
 
The telethon featured Bulgarian actors, musicians, ambassadors, business people and politicians, and was carried out in co-operation with Unicef Bulgaria. Of the sum, 895 513 leva came in via a special SMS line and the rest into a dedicated bank account, bTV said.
 
The devastating earthquake, which struck the Caribbean island on January 12, killed more than 200 000 people, injured many others and left two million in need of aid.