More than 500 kilos of heroin with an estimated value of 58 million euro were seized by Ukrainian customs officials earlier this month.
The shipment was smuggled from the Middle East and intended for the EU market but was stopped in transit by Ukrainian Customs officers.
During the scanning of the truck loaded with rolls of hydro insulating bitumen arriving from Turkey at the sea port of Illichivsk, Ukrainian Customs officers detected dark spots inside the rolls. Further checks revealed the presence of transparent plastic bags with gray-pink powder of about 500 grams each that were confirmed to contain heroin. After a controlled delivery of the goods, several individuals were arrested.
Ukrainian customs intercepts heroin worth 58m euros
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