site.btaBrazilian National Arrested with 2 Kg Cocaine at Sofia Airport
ESD 15:25:31 10-02-2022
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Brazilian National Arrested
with 2 Kg Cocaine
at Sofia Airport
Sofia, February 10 (BTA) - Customs officers from the Anti-Drug Trafficking Department of the Sofia Customs Territorial Directorate seized 2,135 kg of cocaine during a search of a passenger's luggage, the Customs Agency said. The drug was found in the suitcase of a Brazilian citizen who arrived at Sofia Airport from Sao Paulo on February 7, transiting Doha to Sofia on a Qatar Airlines flight.
According to the "risk analysis" method, the customs officers selected the passenger for inspection and after scanning his luggage they found that black packages containing cocaine were hidden under the lining of a checked canvas black suitcase.
Pre-trial proceedings have been instituted in the case. The 44-year-old Brazilian citizen has been detentained in custody. Criminal charges were filed and could lead to imprisonment for 10 to 15 years. DS/DT
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DT1521ES.120
120 HOME AFFAIRS - BRAZILIAN NATIONAL - DRUGS - DETAINED
Brazilian National Arrested
with 2 Kg Cocaine
at Sofia Airport
Sofia, February 10 (BTA) - Customs officers from the Anti-Drug Trafficking Department of the Sofia Customs Territorial Directorate seized 2,135 kg of cocaine during a search of a passenger's luggage, the Customs Agency said. The drug was found in the suitcase of a Brazilian citizen who arrived at Sofia Airport from Sao Paulo on February 7, transiting Doha to Sofia on a Qatar Airlines flight.
According to the "risk analysis" method, the customs officers selected the passenger for inspection and after scanning his luggage they found that black packages containing cocaine were hidden under the lining of a checked canvas black suitcase.
Pre-trial proceedings have been instituted in the case. The 44-year-old Brazilian citizen has been detentained in custody. Criminal charges were filed and could lead to imprisonment for 10 to 15 years. DS/DT
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