The discovered amount of 436 kg of heroin, discovered by customs officials at a container port in Burgas, is worth over BGN 70 million.
This became clear today at a briefing attended by district prosecutor Georgi Chinev, supervising prosecutor Andrey Chervenyakov, Stefan Bakalov, head of the “Combating drug trafficking” department – Central Customs Administration and Ivan Sokolov, head of the “Combating drug trafficking” sector at the Burgas Customs.
The drug was transported on the so-called “Caucasian road” along which heroin is delivered to Western Europe. The quantity is the largest discovered so far in Burgas.
The drugs arrived from us by ship from Batumi, Grizia. The container itself has a Kazakh registration. Its direction was Kyrgyzstan – Batumi – Burgas – Alexandroupolis. According to documents, there should have been only four machines for laying cables inside. After an unusually long stay, a Lithuanian tug arrived with a Kazakh driver who was supposed to take the container to Greece.
The trailer has been marked for X-ray inspection and a number of suspicious areas are visible on it. Upon physical inspection, the uneven layers of paint and new welds made an impression. Control punctures were made, from which a brown powdery substance immediately appeared, which the tests showed was heroin.
The drugs were in Plexiglas boxes. It is also interesting that there were quite a few empty caches. According to the calculations of customs officials, more than 700 kg of heroin could have been collected in this container.
Prosecutor Chinev said that at this moment there are no detained persons, as well as those who are complicit in the act. However, he clarified that the investigation is only a few days old and concerns a cross-border crime.
Prosecutor Chervenyakov explained that the responsible persons can receive punishments of 20 years in prison and a fine of up to 300,000 BGN.
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