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183 kilograms of amphetamine found in bushes on Bulgaria- Greece border

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The Haskovo District Prosecutor's Office has initiated pre-trial proceedings over trafficking of large amounts of a narcotic substance across the border of this country.

On January 25, at the border with Greece near Svilengrad, 8 bags containing 72 packages of amphetamine were found in blackberry bushes between two border landmarks along the Kanakliyska River. Amphetamine with a total weight of 183.640 kg is worth about 2.8 million euros, the Ministry of Interior reported.



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