30 kg of cocaine seized near Petrohan

30 kg of cocaine was seized near Petrohan. The drug was detected on April 2 in a truck that was stopped for inspection.

After the vehicle was stopped, it was taken to the Kalotina Border Checkpoint, where it was examined with an X-ray.

"An X-ray examination at the Kalotina Border Checkpoint revealed cavities in the vehicle," said Natalia Nikolova, head of the Sofia District Prosecutor's Office.

Searches and seizures were conducted, and identifications were made. A 45-year-old Bulgarian citizen has been charged. The vehicle in which the drugs were found did not belong to him.

The truck had entered Bulgaria via the Danube Bridge and was on its way to Turkey.

"The stash in which the narktik was hidden is very well constructed and concealed. The cocaine is of high content," added the deputy director of the DGBOP Boyan Raev.

"The concealment where the drugs were concealed was very well-constructed and hidden. The cocaine is of high purity," added Boyan Raev, Deputy Director of the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (GDBOP).