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A member of Bulgaria's Special Unit for Combating Terrorism (SOBT) has been arrested at the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing which leads into Turkey.
The 72-hour detention is expected to be followed by a prosecutors' demand that he remain in custody, private national NOVA TV station reports.
Allegedly, the detainee helped two Turkish citizens smuggle cigarettes worth BGN 24 M into Bulgaria by giving them advice.
This follows the detention (end-March) and indictment (April 12) of a number of customs and police officers and employees of a freight forwarding company over a cigarette smuggling scheme worth BGN 39.8 M.
After that incident, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov had fervently threatened to merge the national revenues and customs agencies to boost efficiency and tackle corruption, but abandoned the idea this week, citing improved duties collection at border crossings.
The SOBT operates under of the Ministry of Interior.
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