SOFIA: Bulgarian customs officers have thwarted an attempt of a Serbian citizen to smuggle two kilogrammes of heroin through Gyueshevo checkpoint on the border with Macedonia.
The Serbian citizen was travelling in a Turkish-registered bus from Turkey to Kosovo via Bulgaria and Macedonia, the National Customs Agency said in a statement. The customs officers found the heroin wrapped in plastic bags tied around the legs of the smuggler.
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