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Bulgarian Prosecutors say Heroin Found in Cargo from Iran

February 17, 2021
Speaking of Iran
Bulgarian Prosecutors say Heroin Found in Cargo from Iran

More than 400kg of heroin has been seized in Sofia, Bulgaria from a cargo ship that came from Iran, reports Associated Press, cited in ABC News.

Bulgarian customs officials confiscated more than 400 kilograms (880 pounds) of heroin from a ship transporting goods from Iran, prosecutors said Tuesday.

The drugs were divided in 487 packages and hidden among asphalt rollers the ship was carrying.

Customs officials in the Black Sea port of Varna valued the seized heroin at 18 million euros ($22 million).

Read the full article on ABC News.

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