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Police have seized 40 kilograms of heroin in the town of Lyubertsy near Moscow, an official of the Federal Drug Control Service said on Thursday.

“While inspecting a Mercedes-Benz cold storage truck, agents of the Federal Drug Control Service found 40 kilos of heroin. The drugs packed in 40 plastic bags were hidden in boxes for electric heaters,” the official said in a press release.

Experts believe that the seized heroin is of Afghan origin. “It looks like it was produced at an underground laboratory in Afghanistan,” he revealed.

Both the driver and the recipient, the leader of one of the criminal rings, were detained. A criminal case has been opened against them.

The members of the criminal group “used their international ties to arrange large-scale deliveries of heroin from Central Asian countries. Each haul included up to 100 kilograms,” said the official.

Since January 1, Russian drug police have seized more than 80 tons of drugs, including 1,900 kilos of heroin.

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