Bulgarian border police seize 18 master cases of cigarettes hidden in bushes

Bulgarian border police have seized 18 master cases of cigarettes hidden in bushes close to the southwestern village of Razhdak, the press center of the Interior Ministry announced.
According to the preliminary information the cigarettes were illegally brought into Bulgaria across the border and were earmarked for the Bulgarian market. A squad of border policemen from the border police station in the southwestern city of Petrich found the cigarettes on Sunday at 9:40 a.m. local time while patrolling in the region. The cigarettes are of two brands.
Pre-trial proceedings were opened and the regional prosecutor’s office in Petrich was informed. The owners of the contraband goods are wanted.