Bulgarian policemen escort detained members of a cocaine ring prior to
their trial at the District court in the city of Plovdiv, 130 km south
from the capital Sofia, August 12, 2003. Four members of the crime ring
were arrested last week in Bulgaria as part of a major international
operation which led to the seizure of five tons of cocaine in a
historic two-day bust in Bolivia. The cocaine was destined for Spain
and Bulgaria and was valued at about $300 million, authorities have
said. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

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