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Customs inspectors at Sofia Airport seized over 2800 packages of veterinary vaccines and 128 animal passports

Customs officers from TD Customs Sofia seized 2 878 packages of veterinary vaccines, over one kilogram of veterinary tablets and 128 passports of dogs and cats, which they found in the suitcase of a passenger at Sofia Airport.

Customs inspectors stopped for a routine inspection a passenger who arrived from Turkey. The woman said she had nothing to declare.

During the inspection with a scanner, a large amount of veterinary preparations were found in her suitcase – vaccines and tablets for deworming, passports of dogs and cats, suspected of being fake. From a payment document it becomes clear that the woman has purchased them from the Russian Federation, from where she travels through Turkey to Bulgaria.