 "190 kilos of cocaine seized! Bulgarian customs bust drugs worth $7 mn on ship from Peru")
Bulgarian customs officials on Sunday found about 190 kilograms (420 pounds) of cocaine hidden on a ship at the Black Sea port of Burgas.
The cargo vessel from Peru had a crew of 11 and was carrying copper concentrate for processing in a plant, the state-run news agency BTA reported.
According to police, the cocaine seizure was valued at $7 million. The drugs were scattered in various places along the vessel’s pipelines, police said.
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An investigation was launched into the intended recipients of the cocaine, who could face up to 20 years in jail if convicted on drug trafficking charges.
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Bulgaria, which has recently intensified a crackdown on drug trafficking, is considered a transit point for cocaine from Latin America to Western Europe.
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