Bulgarian Customs Seize 8.7 Kg Heroin in Kosovo-Bound Car

Crime | February 20, 2015, Friday // 15:57
Bulgaria: Bulgarian Customs Seize 8.7 Kg Heroin in Kosovo-Bound Car Credit: customs.bg

Bulgarian customs officers have seized 8.7 kilogrammes of heroin at Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint at the border with Turkey, the National Customs Agency said on Friday.

The drug was hidden in a recess beneath the floor of a Kosovo-registered  Audi passenger car travelling from Turkey to Kosovo via Bulgaria.

There were two people in the car, both nationals of Montenegro. They were detained in police custody pending investigation, the customs office said in a statement. Their names were not disclosed.

 

 

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