French authorities have seized 179 kilograms of cocaine transported in a Bulgarian truck, Bulgaria's Interior Ministry said Thursday, reported Xinhua.
The cocaine, packed in 148 packets, was found on Oct. 10 in the Bordeaux region during a joint operation with Bulgaria's General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime. It had been hidden in a secret compartment of a fuel tank and was loaded in Spain.
A 50-year-old Bulgarian driver was arrested and later sentenced to five years in prison and fined 7.16 million euros. The vehicle and its cargo were confiscated.
Source: www.dailyfinland.fi
