According to the head of the Bulgarian Special Prosecutor’s Office, Daniela Nacheva, four people have been detained in Sofia, Bulgaria in connection with a criminal group for distribution of drugs from the Dominican Republic. As reported, the group recruited low-income people to travel through European countries to the Dominican Republic and then back to the area of Stara Zagora. During their weeklong stay there, the mules swallowed an average of 80 to 100 cocaine-containing capsules of between 8 and 13 grams. The cocaine was distributed in Gabrovo, Burgas, Varna, Plovdiv, Sofia and other cities in the country, as reported in Euscoop.
While waiting for the expulsion of the drugs, they were accommodated, with mobile phones taken away and limited contact with the outside world. The distribution network became known when one of the people was caught on 15 September 2018 in Portugal when falling ill. After a medical checkup, 99 capsules were found inside his stomach – nearly a kilo of cocaine.
Nacheva explained that four people, including a woman, were charged with involvement in a criminal group and detained for 72 hours. The prosecutors will request detention in custody.
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18 September 2018
