Bulgaria seizes almost 100 kilos of heroin en route to Europe

Bulgaria seizes almost 100 kilos of heroin en route to Europe Sofia  - Bulgarian customs officials have seized almost 100 kilos of heroin in two shipments from Turkey, it was announced in Sofia Saturday.

A package of 73 kilos was found in a mini-bus owned by a Romanian citizen and an additional 24.4 kilos was seized from a bus on a regular line from Istanbul to destinations in Bulgaria. No other details were given.

Bulgaria, a part of the European Union, is the gateway for heroin smuggled from the Middle East to Europe. Hundreds of kilos of the narcotic worth tens of millions of dollars to organized crime are seized each year. (dpa)