Romania Police Discover Heroin Haul in Bulgarian Haiti Aid Truck

Romanian law provides a 25 year prison sentence for drug trafficking. Photo by BGNES

Romanian authorities have discovered “hundreds of kilograms” of heroin hidden in a Bulgarian registered truck carrying aid for Haiti.

The truck was searched on the Romanian border with Hungary and according to reports it was heading to Belgium. Romanian officers using sniffer dogs discovered the haul in bottles next to the brake system of the truck.

Romanian authorities have started an investigation and the Bulgarian truck driver has been taken away for questioning.

Romanian law provides a 25 year prison sentence for serious drug trafficking offenses.

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