Brother of Bulgaria Fulham Striker Berbatov Nabbed with Cocaine

Brothers Asen (in the white shirt) and Dimitar Berbatovi. Photo by Standart News

Asen Berbatov, brother of Bulgaria's football star and Fulham striker, Dimitar, has been arrested for possession of cocaine.

The information was reported by the correspondent of the Bulgarian news agency BGNES.

Asen was detained Thursday evening after police chased the car he was riding in, with another man behind the wheel, on a road close to the South-Western town of Kyustendil.

Police found 20 grams of cocaine in his car.

The driver has also been arrested.

Berbatov's brother has gained infamous reputation over the last few years.

In the middle of 2010 tthe Regional Prosecutor's Office in the southern Bulgarian city of Blagoevgrad probed Asen Berbatov for credit card draining.

On April 22, the local police searched Berbatov's house and found the cash register, used as POS terminal, and evidence of some suspicious credit card payments.

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