47300 Ephedra Extract Pills Seized at Sofia Airport

Politics | November 16, 2008, Sunday // 00:00

Bulgarian customs officers at the Sofia airport have seized a total of 47 300 pills containing ephedra extract. The extract of the ephedra plant contains the alkaloids ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, which are used in the production of amphetamines. Investigation on the case continues. One man was arrested.

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