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60 packages of heroin, about half a kilo each, were captured on the Vidin-Calafat ferry. Photo by Customs Agency
Bulgarian customs officers caught a shipment of 30.5 kg of heroin on the Danube river ferry between Bulgaria's Vidin and Romania's Calafat.
The heroin was discovered in the gas tank of a car Sunday night, the Customs Agency announced.
The car with a license plate from the Bulgarian city of Vratsa was selected for inspection after risk analysis.
The customs officers discovered a total of 60 packages of heroin in the gas tank, and the driver, a Bulgarian citizen, was arrested.
According to the estimates, the market price of the captured heroin is BGN 4.2 M.
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