Bulgarian Man Busted in Heroin Ring in Croatia

Crime | October 7, 2011, Friday // 19:49
Bulgaria: Bulgarian Man Busted in Heroin Ring in Croatia 75 kg of heroin have been captured in Serbia and Croatia. Photo by EPA/BGNES

A Bulgarian man has been arrested together 24 other persons in Croatia in two special police operations of the Croatian and Serbian police authorities.

Four suspects, including one Bulgarian, whose identity has not been revealed, were arrested in Croatia's Pula, where the police captured 27.5 kg of heroin worth EUR 1.5 M.

In a related crackdown in Belgrade and two other Serbian cities, the Serbian police arrested 21 persons and caught over 50 kg of heroin worth EUR 2.5 M, police representative Milorad Velovic has announced, as cited by BGNES.

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