Employees of the First District Police and the 'Economic Police' department of the Sofia Directorate of Internal Affairs (SDVR) conducted a special operation, as a result of which they found over 12,000 vials and capsules of nitrous oxide (laughing gas).
A person with a criminal record has been detained.
The value of the seized vials, which were intended for both the domestic and international markets, is yet to be calculated.
The warehouses in which the goods were found will be inspected to determine their ownership.
Kristiyan Kostov, Deputy Head of the 'Economic Police' department of the SDVR, stated: “We carry out daily monitoring of both individuals, for whom we have information that they are engaged in this type of activity, and we conduct regular checks of various commercial establishments, especially drinking establishments. We conduct many checks around schools, as the priority is the protection of the adolescent population.”