Bulgarian authorities detain three men in Plovdiv for illegal tobacco trafficking. Police operation targets untaxed tobacco production, storage, and distribution networks across Plovdiv.
Officers searched a Seat car, uncovering six bags with unidentified shredded tobacco.
Investigation reveals tobacco processed in a specially arranged location near Stara Zagora. Authorities discovered a machine for cutting tobacco leaves during subsequent premises search.
Total seized illegal product weighs approximately eighty-seven kilograms, according to officials. Three men, aged forty-five, fifty, and sixty-eight, remain under ongoing criminal investigation.