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31 kilos of heroin were uncovered by Spanish police in an expensive automobile with Bulgarian license plates. Photo by BGNES.
Spanish police busted five people over heroin trafficking, including three Bulgarians.
The confiscated 31 kilos of heroin are the largest quantity caught in the last years, the Spanish police informs.
The drugs have been smuggled to Spain by the Bulgarians and have been destined to a Turkish national said to live in Valencia and have close ties to a Turkish mafia dealing with heroin trafficking.
The heroin has been found hidden in an expensive automobile with Bulgarian license plates. The illegal drug was placed in one of the car's doors and underneath the back seat.
The other two alleged criminals were a Turkish national and a Spaniard.
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