Bulgarian customs officials seize heroin from Iranian truck

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian customs officials say they have seized 288 kilograms (635 pounds) of heroin found in an Iranian truck entering Bulgaria from Turkey.
The drugs were discovered at the Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint, customs officer Ivan Kuchmov said on Friday. They were stashed in 144 packages hidden inside the officially declared machinery transported in the truck.
The Iranian truck driver and a Turkish citizen suspected of being the recipient of the drugs in Bulgaria were det