Bulgarian Border Policeman Busted for Drug Trafficking

K.M., 28, police officer from the Border Police in the Bulgarian town of Petrich, has been arrested over cannabis possession and distribution. File photo

An employee of Bulgaria's Border Police has been arrested along with three other individuals when attempting to conclude an illegal drugs deal.

The arrest happened in the southern town of Petrich and was carried out by employees of the Internal Security Directorate at the Interior Ministry.

K.M., 28, police officer from the Border Police in Petrich, V.P., 27, and K.B., 26, from Sofia and S.P., 21, from Petrich are being kept behind bars for 24 hours.

The police located over one kilo of cannabis.

In February, 2011 another Border Police officer was arrested over charges he had let people banned from leaving the country cross the border. A raid of his house yielded explosives and narcotics.

In 2009, a former Border Police officer was detained for transporting in his car 570 grams of heroin. The search located EUR 37 000 in the car. The man often travelled with his wife and 4-month-old baby as cover-up.

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