CHISINAU: Moldovan authorities have seized more than 130 kilograms (290 pounds) of heroin in a truck transporting tiles from Ukraine to Bulgaria.
Head of the customs service Iurie Cerban said Wednesday the heroin was in 250 packets hidden in a refrigerated truck at a border crossing with Romania in south Moldova. He said the heroin, which was found overnight Monday, had a market value of 10 to 20 million euros ($11.1 to $22.2 million).
Prosecutor Lilian Bacalam said the truck driver, who has not been identified, has been detained for 72 hours and prosecutors have asked for his arrest.
He said the shipment is suspected of being sent by an international ring smuggling drugs from Asia to Europe.
