403 kg of heroin worth $8.5 million seized from a truck at Bulgaria's Kapitan Andreevo border crossing; Turkish driver detained.

Bulgarian customs officials have seized 403 kilograms of heroin worth $8.5 million from a truck traveling from Iran to Europe. The drugs, hidden in mattresses, were found at the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing, with a 63-year-old Turkish driver detained. Bulgaria has taken significant steps in recent years to prevent drug trafficking, as it lies on a drug route from the Middle East to Western Europe.

April 20, 2024
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