Vials of botulinum toxin-based injectable solution, worth over 600k Euros

In the parking lot near the toll station of the Calafat–Vidin bridge, on the Bulgaria–Romania route, border police officers from the Calafat Border Police Sector, together with Craiova Regional Customs Directorate – Calafat Mobile Team Service, selected for control, based on risk analysis, a minibus registered in Bulgaria.

The vehicle was driven by a 36-year-old Bulgarian citizen, traveling on the Bulgaria-Germany route and transporting personal belongings.

Following the inspection, border police discovered, hidden and undeclared among the luggage inside the minibus, 324 vials of botulinum toxin, as well as 2,957 vials of powder for injectable solution – botulinum toxin.

The total value of the discovered products was estimated at 3,378,200 lei.