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HEROIN DESTINED FOR GERMANY SEIZED AT BULGARIA'S ORYAHOVO FERRY

Mon, Dec 10 2007 14:59 CET byElitsa Savova 410 Views

Custom officers at the Oryahovo ferry border checkpoint with Romania seized 65 kg of heroin from a cargo vehicle with Bulgarian registration, Vratsa regional police office said.

According to Dnevnik daily, the drug was divided in 126 packages, hidden in three travelling bags. The bags were loaded on the trailer of the vehicle, property of a company based in Plovdiv. The vehicle was heading to Germany, transporting sacks of polypropylene.

The driver, who is Bulgarian, aged 34, was detained for 24 hours, Bulgarian news agency BTA reported.

Local police informed the Vratsa prosecution, an investigation has been launched.

Chemical and pharmaceutical tests were ordered. The results would show the concentration of heroin in the packages found and its value, BTA said.

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