Dutch Citizens Detained Following Border Heroin Bust

Two Dutch citizens were caught by Romanian authorities on Tuesday trying to cross the border from Ukraine while transporting more than 84kg of heroin, according to the country's top anti-organized crime agency DIICOT.

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The two suspects were detained and will be brought before the Maramures court with a 30-day protective custody request.

According to DIICOT, the two suspects tried to cross the border from Ukraine at the Sighetu Marmatiei border point with a vehicle registered in Germany.

Following a routine check, border police officers found a secret compartment in the inferior part of vehicle’s chassis, accessible from the front-right passenger seat.

The compartment contained 167 packages with heroin, totaling 84.3 kg of the prohibited substance.

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