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HEROIN SMUGGLING RING BUSTED IN BULGARIA

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A joint operation of the police and of Interior Ministry anti-crime structures busted in the town of Sliven a heroin smuggling-ring responsible for trafficking from Bulgaria to EU.

Sliven police department director Hristo Grigorov said that police investigated the smuggling ring for nearly seven months before the operation took place.

The scheme spread throughout the EU and the Balkans, Focus news agency reported.
 
Police let the transfer of drugs worth 81 000 euro only to trace the ring's hierarchy.

Police officers detained two traffickers, aged 23 and 25, in their home in Sliven while they were packing 26 kg of heroin, Focus said. The men were packing heroin in tin foil covered in cream and cinnamon to mislead police dogs, Focus said.

Both traffickers lack previous criminal record. They face a possible five to 15 years prison sentence and a fine varying from 20 000 to 100 000 leva.
 
Heroin seized is of high quality and costs more than 1.6 million euro. The head of the smuggling ring remains unknown.

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