6 minutes agoBulgaria finds 170kg of cocaine hidden in banana containers
Periskopi(2 years ago)
(2 years ago)Customs officials in Bulgaria have confiscated about 170kg of cocaine-like drugs, which were being transported by ship through a shipment of bananas from Ecuador, prosecutors said on March 26th. District Attorney Georgi Chinev said the drugs were hidden in banana containers, which were being transported on the cargo ship, Madison 2, which had [...]
District Attorney Georgi Chinev said the drugs were hidden in containers of bananas, which were being transported in cargo ships, Madison 2, which had made a stop in Malta. He said the value of confiscated drugs is 6.2m euros.
Customs Agency Director Petya Bankova said this is the biggest seizure that took place at the port of Burgas.
He said the drugs were hidden in 150 packages that were placed behind a wall built in one of the banana containers.
The ship left the port after unloading the goods, Bankova said.
Bulgarian authorities have launched an investigation into alleged cocaine recipients, who could face up to 20 years in prison if found guilty of drug trafficking.
Bulgaria, which has stepped up efforts in the fight against drug trafficking in recent years, is considered a transit point for cocaine coming from Latin America and has a Western European destination. rel
