Bulgarian Interior Ministry Reports Successful Operation Against Cigarette Smugglers
The Interior Ministry reported a successful operation against cigarette smuggling in which it did not participate but provided information about the criminal group to partner institutions.
16 people were arrested in the operation including 3 Bulgarians. According to the Secretary General of the Interior Ministry Georgi Kostov, “a conspiratory and highly-organised criminal group has been neutralised.”The group was involved in the illegal manufacturing and distribution of tobacco products on the territory of various European countries.
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